Famous Personalities Born In April - 21
Saturday, 29 November 2025
1488 On April - 21 birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot 

1546 Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on April - 21. 

1555 On April - 21 birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) 

1619 John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on this day in history. 

1651 Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on April - 21. 

1652 On April - 21 birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) 

1671 On this day in history birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) 

1672 On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer 

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 April - 21. 

1730 Antonin Kammel, composer was born on April - 21. 

1749 On this day in history birth of johann Michael Malzat, composer 

1774 Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist) was born on April - 21. 

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

1779 William Knyvett, composer was born on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

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

1810 John Putnam Chapin, American politician (d. 1864) was born on April - 21. 

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

1814 On this day in history birth of beni Egressy, composer 

1816 Charlotte Bronte, Tornton England, novelist (Jane Eyre) was born on April - 21. 

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 On this day in history birth of william Rufus Terrill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 

1837 Fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history. 

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 April - 21. 

1840 Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis) was born on April - 21. 

1849 On this day in history birth of oskar Hertwig, Germany, embryologist, discovered fertilization 

1851 On this day in history birth of charles Barrois, French geologist (d. 1939) 

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