Famous Personalities Born In December - 21

1117  On this day in history birth of thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

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

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)   

1603  On this day in history birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1639  Jean Racin, writer was born on this day in history.   

1714  John Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.   

1728  On December - 21 birth of hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer   

1756  On this day in history birth of thomas Anton Kunz, composer   

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

1795  Leopold von Ranke, German historian (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.   

1800  On this day in history birth of barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876   

1804  Benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80) was born on December - 21.   

1805  Thomas Graham, British chemist (d. 1869) was born on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history birth of thomas Graham, British chemist and father of colloid chemistry (d. 1869)   

1810  Ludwig Schuncke, composer was born on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history birth of thomas Couture, French painter/author   

1818  On this day in history birth of amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece   

1818  Lewis H Morgan, US, etnologist (Systems of Consanguinity) was born on this day in history.   

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

1826  On December - 21 birth of ernst Pauer, composer   

1832  John Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history birth of mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan)   

1843  On December - 21 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  Zdenek Fibich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1851  Thomas Chipman McRae, American politician, 34th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1929) was born on December - 21.   

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

1859  Gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre) was born on this day in history.   

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

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0072  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle   

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

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.   

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  On December - 21 death of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)   

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