Famous Birthdays 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  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1603  Roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684) was born on December - 21.  

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

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

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

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

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1728  On this day in history birth of hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer  

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

1778  Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish politician (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.  

1795  On this day in history birth of leopold von Ranke, German historian (d. 1886)  

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

1804  On December - 21 birth of benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80)  

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

1805  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history birth of ernst Pauer, composer  

1832  John Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on December - 21.  

1840  On December - 21 birth of mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan)  

1843  Thomas Bracken, Irish-born New Zealand poet (d. 1898) was born on this day in history.  

1848  On this day in history 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  Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter) was born on December - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

0918  On this day in history conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies  

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)  

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on this day in history.  

1375  Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on this day in history.