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

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

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

1829  On December - 24 birth of benjamin Ipavec, composer   

1829  Jose Rogel, composer was born on December - 24.   

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  Roman Statkowski, composer was born on December - 24.   

1867  On December - 24 birth of manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat   

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  On December - 24 birth of henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest)   

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

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  On December - 24 birth of Émile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941)   

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 this day in history birth of bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

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

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

1893  On this day in history birth of ruth Chatterton, US actress (Madame X, Sarah & Son)   

1894  On December - 24 birth of georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot   

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

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 December - 24.   

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 December - 24.   

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0427  On this day in history death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  On this day in history 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  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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