Famous Personalities Born In April - 21
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1488 Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on April - 21.
1546 Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on this day in history.
1555 On April - 21 birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)
1619 On April - 21 birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)
1651 On this day in history birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)
1652 Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.
1671 On April - 21 birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)
1672 On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer
1673 On this day in history birth of wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1742)
1713 Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France was born on April - 21.
1729 On April - 21 birth of catharina II, the Great, writer/emperess of Russia (1762-96)
1730 Antonin Kammel, composer was born on this day in history.
1749 Johann Michael Malzat, composer was born on April - 21.
1774 Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist) was born on April - 21.
1775 On this day in history birth of alexander Anderson, US, engraver/illustrator (Shakespeare)
1779 On April - 21 birth of william Knyvett, composer
1795 Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint was born on April - 21.
1803 On this day in history birth of levin Minn Powell, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885
1806 Peter van Schendel, Dutch painter was born on April - 21.
1809 On this day in history birth of robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secy State (Confederacy)
1810 John Putnam Chapin, American politician (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.
1811 Alson Sherman, American politician (d. 1903) was born on April - 21.
1814 Beni Egressy, composer was born on this day in history.
1816 On April - 21 birth of charlotte Bronte, Tornton England, novelist (Jane Eyre)
1816 Louis Trezevant Wigfall, Confederate Army, died in 1874 was born on this day in history.
1824 On April - 21 birth of anselmo Clave, composer
1828 Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian (Voyage in Italy) was born on this day in history.
1834 William Rufus Terrill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.
1837 Fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on April - 21.
1838 John Muir, US, naturalist/discoverer (glaciers in High Seirras) was born on April - 21.
1838 Nat Thompson, cricketer (1st batsman dismissed in a Test match) was born on this day in history.
1840 Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis) was born on this day in history.
1849 Oskar Hertwig, Germany, embryologist, discovered fertilization was born on this day in history.
1851 Charles Barrois, French geologist (d. 1939) was born on April - 21.