Famous Personalities Born In January - 21
Saturday, 08 February 2025
1337 Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.
1338 On January - 21 birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)
1571 On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)
1659 Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on this day in history.
1721 James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.
1735 On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer
1743 On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)
1746 Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.
1751 On January - 21 birth of josephus Andreas Fodor, composer
1759 Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot was born on January - 21.
1762 Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on January - 21.
1771 On January - 21 birth of arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director
1775 Manuel Garcia, composer was born on January - 21.
1792 On January - 21 birth of tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)
1796 On January - 21 birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author
1801 On this day in history birth of ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer
1804 On January - 21 birth of eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887)
1814 On January - 21 birth of thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer
1815 On this day in history birth of horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia)
1815 John Bingham, American politician and lawyer (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1821 John Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed) was born on January - 21.
1823 Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer was born on this day in history.
1824 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed) was born on January - 21.
1825 Imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.
1827 Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet was born on January - 21.
1833 Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) was born on this day in history.
1840 On this day in history birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician
1848 On January - 21 birth of henri Duparc, French composer
1855 On January - 21 birth of john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer
1859 On January - 21 birth of antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer
1860 Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915) was born on January - 21.
1867 On January - 21 birth of james Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail)
1867 Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria) was born on this day in history.