Famous Birthdays In December - 25

1821  Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse/founder (American Red Cross) was born on this day in history.   

1823  Preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

1825  Esteban Salas y Castro, composer was born on December - 25.   

1829  On this day in history birth of patrick S Gilmore, composer   

1831  Johann Herbeck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1832  Thomas Alfred Smyth, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1865 was born on December - 25.   

1837  On this day in history birth of cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner   

1855  James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884 was born on this day in history.   

1856  Hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913) was born on December - 25.   

1859  On this day in history birth of raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

1860  Manuel Dimech, Maltese philosopher and social reformer (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.   

1861  Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian founder of Banaras Hindu University (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1863  Charles Pathé, French pioneer of film and record industries (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

1864  Thomas Cahill, American soccer coach (d. 1951) was born on December - 25.   

1865  Evangeline Cory Booth, Salvation Army general (1904-34) was born on December - 25.   

1867  On this day in history birth of alfred Kerr, writer   

1868  On December - 25 birth of eugenie Besserer, Watertown NY, actress (Jazz Singer)   

1870  Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics industrialist (d. 1965) was born on December - 25.   

1873  On December - 25 birth of otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-born American dairy educator (d. 1959)   

1874  On December - 25 birth of lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (d. 1944)   

1875  Theodor Innitzer, cardinal/archbishop Vienna was born on December - 25.   

1875  Walter Lees, cricketer (Surrey pace bowler toured for Eng 1905-06) was born on December - 25.   

1876  On this day in history birth of mohammed Ali Jinnah, Karachi, founded Pakistan (1947)/gov (1947-58)   

1876  On this day in history birth of adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, Nobel laureate (d. 1959)   

1878  On this day in history birth of w Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise)   

1878  Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941) was born on December - 25.   

1881  Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees) was born on December - 25.   

1883  On December - 25 birth of fran Lhotka, composer   

1883  Maurice Utrillo, France, painter (Port St Martin, Montmartre) was born on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history birth of evelyn Nesbit, American actress (d. 1967)   

1886  Kid Ory, American musician (d. 1973) was born on December - 25.   

1887  On December - 25 birth of conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels)   

1887  On December - 25 birth of jacobus W G Balfoort, Dutch actor (Bulldog Drummond)   

1887  John Davidson, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Chinese Cat) was born on December - 25.   

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0795  On December - 25 adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies   

0820  Death of Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered on December - 25.   

1156  On December - 25 peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61   

1249  Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies on December - 25.   

1513  On this day in history johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

1530  On December - 25 babur, emperor of Delhi, dies   

1635  On this day in history death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)   

1676  On this day in history death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)