Famous Personalities Born In January - 21
Friday, 17 January 2025
1337 Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.
1338 On January - 21 birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)
1571 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.
1659 Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on January - 21.
1721 On this day in history birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)
1735 On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer
1743 John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1762 Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on January - 21.
1771 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director was born on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history birth of manuel Garcia, composer
1792 On this day in history birth of tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)
1796 John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author was born on this day in history.
1801 Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer was born on this day in history.
1804 Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887) was born on this day in history.
1814 On January - 21 birth of thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer
1815 On January - 21 birth of horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia)
1815 On January - 21 birth of john Bingham, American politician and lawyer (d. 1900)
1821 On this day in history birth of john Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed)
1823 On this day in history birth of alexandre Edouard Goria, composer
1824 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed) was born on this day in history.
1825 On January - 21 birth of imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864)
1827 On January - 21 birth of ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)
1829 On January - 21 birth of oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet
1833 Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) was born on this day in history.
1840 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on this day in history.
1848 Henri Duparc, French composer was born on January - 21.
1855 John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born on this day in history.
1859 On January - 21 birth of antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer
1860 Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.
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 January - 21.