Famous Birthdays In December - 24

1822  On this day in history birth of charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent)   

1822  On December - 24 birth of matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach)   

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

1826  On this day in history birth of ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer   

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

1829  On this day in history birth of jose Rogel, composer   

1837  On December - 24 birth of sissi, Emperor of Austria   

1843  On this day in history birth of lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886)   

1859  On December - 24 birth of roman Statkowski, composer   

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

1867  Kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948) was born on December - 24.   

1868  On this day in history birth of emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)   

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 this day in history.   

1871  On December - 24 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 this day in history.   

1880  Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

1881  On December - 24 birth of bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

1881  On December - 24 birth of charles Wakefield Cadman, composer   

1881  Juan Ramon Jiménez, Spain, poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956) was born on this day in history.   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

1893  On December - 24 birth of carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities)   

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

1894  Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot was born on December - 24.   

1895  On December - 24 birth of e. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978)   

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

1898  Baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959) was born on December - 24.   

1900  Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) was born on December - 24.   

1904  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist was born on this day in history.   

1904  Herbert D Riley, US vice-admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa) was born on this day in history.   

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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  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on this day in history.   

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

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on December - 24.   

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

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on December - 24.   

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