Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 24

1822  Charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent) was born on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history birth of matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach)   

1824  Peter Cornelius, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 24 birth of sissi, Emperor of Austria   

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

1859  Roman Statkowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1867  Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat was born on December - 24.   

1867  On this day in history birth of kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) was born on December - 24.   

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

1870  On this day in history birth of rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  On December - 24 birth of henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)   

1879  On December - 24 birth of stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

1879  On this day in history birth of Émile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941)   

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  Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer was born on December - 24.   

1881  Juan Ramon Jiménez, Spain, poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956) was born on December - 24.   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) was born on December - 24.   

1886  Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of e. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978)   

1898  On this day in history birth of héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967)   

1898  Baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

1900  Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history birth of daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist   

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

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0427  On December - 24 death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

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

1257  On December - 24 death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on this day in history.   

1453  On this day in history john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

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

1548  On this day in history maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies