Famous Birthdays In December - 24

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

1822  Matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach) was born on December - 24.  

1824  On this day in history birth of peter Cornelius, composer  

1826  Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history birth of benjamin Ipavec, composer  

1829  Jose Rogel, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1868  On December - 24 birth of emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)  

1869  On December - 24 birth of henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest)  

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

1871  On this day in history birth of henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)  

1879  On this day in history birth of stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer  

1879  On December - 24 birth of Émile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941)  

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  On December - 24 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 this day in history.  

1886  Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962) was born on December - 24.  

1887  Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) was born on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history 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  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  E. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist was born on December - 24.  

1904  Herbert D Riley, US vice-admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa) was born on December - 24.  

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

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

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

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.