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 this day in history.  

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on December - 21.  

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

1639  On this day in history birth of jean Racin, writer  

1714  On December - 21 birth of john Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (d. 1774)  

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1728  Hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer was born on December - 21.  

1756  Thomas Anton Kunz, composer was born on December - 21.  

1778  On December - 21 birth of anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish politician (d. 1860)  

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 this day in history birth of benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80)  

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

1805  Thomas Graham, British chemist and father of colloid chemistry (d. 1869) was born on this day in history.  

1810  On this day in history 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  On December - 21 birth of lewis H Morgan, US, etnologist (Systems of Consanguinity)  

1823  Jean Henri Fabre, France, entomologist (insects & spiders) was born on this day in history.  

1826  Ernst Pauer, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1840  Mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan) was born on December - 21.  

1843  On December - 21 birth of thomas Bracken, Irish-born New Zealand poet (d. 1898)  

1848  Edward Everett Rice, composer was born on December - 21.  

1849  James Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal) was born on December - 21.  

1850  Zdenek Fibich, composer was born on December - 21.  

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

1853  Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of thomas the Apostle  

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on December - 21.  

1295  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on December - 21.  

1308  Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies on December - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

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 December - 21.