Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 24

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

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

1837  Sissi, Emperor of Austria was born on this day in history.   

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

1859  On this day in history birth of roman Statkowski, composer   

1867  Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1867  Kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939)   

1881  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer was born on December - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1889  On December - 24 birth of vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) was born on December - 24.   

1893  On December - 24 birth of ruth Chatterton, US actress (Madame X, Sarah & Son)   

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 December - 24.   

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

1898  On December - 24 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  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 December - 24.   

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

1069  On this day in history godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on this day in history.   

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

1453  On December - 24 john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  On December - 24 vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

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

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