Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 24

1822  Charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent) was born on December - 24.   

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

1824  Peter Cornelius, composer was born on December - 24.   

1826  On December - 24 birth of ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer   

1829  Benjamin Ipavec, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1843  Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1867  On December - 24 birth of kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) was born on this day in history.   

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

1870  On December - 24 birth of rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) was born on this day in history.   

1879  On December - 24 birth of stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

1879  Ã‰mile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941) was born on December - 24.   

1880  Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939) was born on December - 24.   

1881  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1886  On December - 24 birth of michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962)   

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

1889  Vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco) was born on December - 24.   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) was born on this day in history.   

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

1900  On this day in history birth of joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991)   

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

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

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