Famous Birthdays In January - 21

1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.   

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

1571  On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.   

1735  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  On January - 21 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 this day in history.   

1762  Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1771  On January - 21 birth of arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director   

1775  On January - 21 birth of manuel Garcia, composer   

1792  Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales) was born on January - 21.   

1796  On January - 21 birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author   

1801  On January - 21 birth of ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer   

1804  Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887) was born on January - 21.   

1814  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer was born on January - 21.   

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 January - 21.   

1821  John Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed) was born on this day in history.   

1823  Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer was born on January - 21.   

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  Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet was born on this day in history.   

1833  On January - 21 birth of norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)   

1840  Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on January - 21.   

1848  On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer   

1855  On this day in history birth of john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer   

1859  Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer was born on January - 21.   

1860  Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.   

1867  James Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) was born on January - 21.   

1867  On this day in history birth of maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria)   

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0304  On this day in history death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  On this day in history boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  On this day in history death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on January - 21.   

1519  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on January - 21.   

1527  On this day in history death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1596  On January - 21 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66