Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 24

1822  Charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent) was born on December - 24.   

1822  Matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach) was born on this day in history.   

1824  On December - 24 birth of peter Cornelius, composer   

1826  On December - 24 birth of ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer   

1829  Benjamin Ipavec, composer was born on December - 24.   

1829  Jose Rogel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history birth of sissi, Emperor of Austria   

1843  Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886) was born on December - 24.   

1859  On December - 24 birth of roman Statkowski, composer   

1867  On this day in history birth of manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat   

1867  On December - 24 birth of kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) was born on this day in history.   

1869  Henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest) was born on December - 24.   

1870  Rosario Scalero, composer was born on December - 24.   

1871  On this day in history birth of henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)   

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer was born on December - 24.   

1879  Ã‰mile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941) was born on December - 24.   

1880  On December - 24 birth of johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939)   

1881  On this day in history birth of bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

1881  On this day in history birth of charles Wakefield Cadman, composer   

1881  On this day in history birth of juan Ramon Jiménez, Spain, poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956)   

1885  On this day in history birth of arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump)   

1886  On December - 24 birth of michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962)   

1887  On December - 24 birth of louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

1889  Vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco) was born on December - 24.   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Ruth Chatterton, US actress (Madame X, Sarah & Son) was born on December - 24.   

1894  Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot was born on this day in history.   

1895  E. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978) was born on December - 24.   

1898  Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959)   

1900  On December - 24 birth of joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991)   

1904  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist was born on December - 24.   

1904  On December - 24 birth of herbert D Riley, US vice-admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa)   

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0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on December - 24.   

1380  On December - 24 john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on this day in history.   

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on December - 24.   

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on December - 24.