Famous Birthdays In December - 24

1822  On December - 24 birth of charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent)  

1822  Matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach) was born on this day in history.  

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

1826  On this day in history birth of ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer  

1829  On December - 24 birth of benjamin Ipavec, composer  

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

1837  On this day in history birth of sissi, Emperor of Austria  

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

1859  On December - 24 birth of roman Statkowski, composer  

1867  On this day in history birth of manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat  

1867  On this day in history 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 December - 24.  

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer was born on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1881  Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1885  On December - 24 birth of arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump)  

1886  On December - 24 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  Vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1898  Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967) was born on December - 24.  

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  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist was born on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history birth of herbert D Riley, US vice-admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa)  

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

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on December - 24.  

1257  On December - 24 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 December - 24.  

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