Famous Birthdays In April - 21

1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on April - 21.  

1546  On April - 21 birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer  

1555  On this day in history 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  On April - 21 birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)  

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on April - 21.  

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on April - 21.  

1673  On April - 21 birth of wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1742)  

1713  Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France was born on this day in history.  

1729  Catharina II, the Great, writer/emperess of Russia (1762-96) was born on this day in history.  

1730  On April - 21 birth of antonin Kammel, composer  

1749  Johann Michael Malzat, composer was born on this day in history.  

1774  Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist) was born on this day in history.  

1775  Alexander Anderson, US, engraver/illustrator (Shakespeare) was born on April - 21.  

1779  On this day in history birth of william Knyvett, composer  

1795  Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint was born on April - 21.  

1803  On April - 21 birth of levin Minn Powell, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885  

1806  Peter van Schendel, Dutch painter was born on April - 21.  

1809  Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secy State (Confederacy) was born on April - 21.  

1810  John Putnam Chapin, American politician (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.  

1811  On April - 21 birth of alson Sherman, American politician (d. 1903)  

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  On April - 21 birth of louis Trezevant Wigfall, Confederate Army, died in 1874  

1824  On April - 21 birth of anselmo Clave, composer  

1828  On this day in history birth of hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian (Voyage in Italy)  

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 this day in history.  

1838  Nat Thompson, cricketer (1st batsman dismissed in a Test match) was born on April - 21.  

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  On April - 21 birth of charles Barrois, French geologist (d. 1939)  

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1073  On this day in history alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies  

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.  

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on April - 21.  

1329  On this day in history death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)  

1509  Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1551  On April - 21 death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)  

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on this day in history.