Famous Birthdays In December - 21

1867  John Winter Thompson, composer was born on December - 21.  

1872  On December - 21 birth of albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog)  

1872  Sidney Ainsworth, British actor (d. 1922) was born on this day in history.  

1873  On December - 21 birth of blagoje Bersa, Croatian composer (d. 1934)  

1874  Juan Bautista Sacasa, pres of Nicaragua (1932-36) was born on this day in history.  

1878  Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.  

1879  Theodore Limperg, business economist (substitute value) was born on December - 21.  

1885  Frank Patrick, Canadian hockey player (d. 1960) was born on December - 21.  

1886  On this day in history birth of george Norman Peterkin, composer  

1886  On this day in history birth of hermann A J Kees, German Egyptologist (Problems of Egyptology)  

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1889  On December - 21 birth of sewall Wright, American biologist (d. 1988)  

1890  On December - 21 birth of fred M Vinson, US Supreme Court Justice (1946-53)  

1890  On this day in history birth of hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist and Nobel laureate (d. 1967)  

1891  John W McCormack, (D) Speaker of House (1962-70) was born on this day in history.  

1892  Rebecca West, [Cicily I F Andrews], Engl author (Meaning of Treason) was born on December - 21.  

1892  Walter Hagen, Rochester NY, PGA golfer (US Open 1914, 19) was born on December - 21.  

1892  On December - 21 birth of amy Key Clarke, English mystical poet (d. 1980)  

1895  On December - 21 birth of paul Hoffer, composer  

1896  Carl Romme, Dutch catholic foreman/KVP-min Socialist Business was born on this day in history.  

1896  Constantine Rokossovski, Russian marshal/vice-premier of Poland was born on this day in history.  

1896  Leroy Robertson, composer was born on this day in history.  

1898  Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar) was born on December - 21.  

1899  Guy Wilkerson, TX, actor (Dead or Alive, West of Texas, Shootin' Iron) was born on this day in history.  

1900  Oda Schaefer, German author/poet (Die Windharfe, Ladies Only) was born on December - 21.  

1900  On December - 21 birth of wischnewski, writer  

1901  Juan A de Zunzunegui y Loredo, Spanish writer was born on December - 21.  

1901  Robin Irvine, London England, actor (Easy Virtue) was born on December - 21.  

1905  Anthony Powell, England, novelist (Infants of Spring) was born on this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history birth of garmt Stuiveling, Dutch literary (Poet in Love)  

1908  On December - 21 birth of pat Weaver, LA Calif, TV Executive (started Today show)  

1909  George Ball, Iowa, lawyer/undersecretary of state was born on this day in history.  

1909  On December - 21 birth of seicho Matsumoto, Japanese mystery writer and journalist (d. 1992)  

1911  Josh Gibson, pro baseball player, "Negro Babe Ruth" (hit 800+ HRs) was born on December - 21.  

1911  Paul Burkhard, composer 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  Death of Marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221) on this day in history.  

1308  On this day in history henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies  

1375  On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies  

1504  On December - 21 death of bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442)  

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.