Famous Personalities Born In December - 21

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

1401  On this day in history birth of tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)   

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 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 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.   

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

1756  Thomas Anton Kunz, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 21.   

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

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

1810  On this day in history birth of ludwig Schuncke, composer   

1815  On December - 21 birth of thomas Couture, French painter/author   

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 this day in history.   

1826  On December - 21 birth of ernst Pauer, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 21.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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.