Famous Birthdays In December - 21

1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.  

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on December - 21.  

1518  On this day in history birth of mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician  

1537  On this day in history birth of johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)  

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on December - 21.  

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)  

1616  On this day in history birth of pietro Andrea Ziani, composer  

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.  

1639  Jean Racin, writer was born on December - 21.  

1714  John Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (d. 1774) was born on December - 21.  

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1728  Hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer was born on this day in history.  

1756  On December - 21 birth of thomas Anton Kunz, composer  

1778  On this day in history birth of anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish politician (d. 1860)  

1795  On December - 21 birth of leopold von Ranke, German historian (d. 1886)  

1800  Barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.  

1804  Benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80) was born on this day in history.  

1805  Thomas Graham, British chemist (d. 1869) was born on December - 21.  

1805  On December - 21 birth of thomas Graham, British chemist and father of colloid chemistry (d. 1869)  

1810  On December - 21 birth of ludwig Schuncke, composer  

1815  Thomas Couture, French painter/author was born on December - 21.  

1818  Amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece was born on this day in history.  

1818  On December - 21 birth of lewis H Morgan, US, etnologist (Systems of Consanguinity)  

1823  Jean Henri Fabre, France, entomologist (insects & spiders) was born on December - 21.  

1826  Ernst Pauer, composer was born on December - 21.  

1832  On December - 21 birth of john Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906  

1840  Mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan) was born on this day in history.  

1843  On this day in history birth of thomas Bracken, Irish-born New Zealand poet (d. 1898)  

1848  On December - 21 birth of edward Everett Rice, composer  

1849  On December - 21 birth of james Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal)  

1850  On this day in history birth of zdenek Fibich, composer  

1851  On this day in history birth of thomas Chipman McRae, American politician, 34th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1929)  

1853  On December - 21 birth of isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter)  

1859  On December - 21 birth of gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre)  

1860  Henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah) was born on this day in history.  

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0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on December - 21.  

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.  

1295  On December - 21 death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)  

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies  

1375  On this day in history giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies  

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.  

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history.  

1579  On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter