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 December - 24.   

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

1826  Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer was born on December - 24.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1870  Rosario Scalero, composer was born on this day in history.   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) was born on December - 24.   

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

1879  On December - 24 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 December - 24 birth of bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

1881  Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer was born on December - 24.   

1881  On December - 24 birth of juan Ramon Jiménez, Spain, poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956)   

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

1886  On this day in history birth of michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962)   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot   

1895  E. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 24 birth of héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967)   

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

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

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0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on December - 24.   

1069  On December - 24 godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  On this day in history death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  On this day in history john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

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

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

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1548  On December - 24 maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies