Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 25

1821  Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse/founder (American Red Cross) was born on this day in history.   

1823  Preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on December - 25.   

1825  On this day in history birth of esteban Salas y Castro, composer   

1829  On December - 25 birth of patrick S Gilmore, composer   

1831  On this day in history birth of johann Herbeck, composer   

1832  On December - 25 birth of thomas Alfred Smyth, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1865   

1837  On this day in history birth of cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner   

1855  On this day in history birth of james Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884   

1856  On this day in history birth of hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913)   

1859  On December - 25 birth of raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

1860  On December - 25 birth of manuel Dimech, Maltese philosopher and social reformer (d. 1921)   

1861  On December - 25 birth of pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian founder of Banaras Hindu University (d. 1946)   

1863  Charles Pathé, French pioneer of film and record industries (d. 1957) was born on December - 25.   

1864  Thomas Cahill, American soccer coach (d. 1951) was born on December - 25.   

1865  Evangeline Cory Booth, Salvation Army general (1904-34) was born on December - 25.   

1867  On December - 25 birth of alfred Kerr, writer   

1868  On December - 25 birth of eugenie Besserer, Watertown NY, actress (Jazz Singer)   

1870  Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics industrialist (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.   

1873  On December - 25 birth of otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-born American dairy educator (d. 1959)   

1874  Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (d. 1944) was born on December - 25.   

1875  On December - 25 birth of theodor Innitzer, cardinal/archbishop Vienna   

1875  Walter Lees, cricketer (Surrey pace bowler toured for Eng 1905-06) was born on December - 25.   

1876  Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Karachi, founded Pakistan (1947)/gov (1947-58) was born on December - 25.   

1876  Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, Nobel laureate (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

1878  W Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise) was born on December - 25.   

1878  On December - 25 birth of louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941)   

1881  On December - 25 birth of joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees)   

1883  On December - 25 birth of fran Lhotka, composer   

1883  On December - 25 birth of maurice Utrillo, France, painter (Port St Martin, Montmartre)   

1884  Evelyn Nesbit, American actress (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1886  Kid Ory, American musician (d. 1973) was born on December - 25.   

1887  On this day in history birth of conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels)   

1887  Jacobus W G Balfoort, Dutch actor (Bulldog Drummond) was born on December - 25.   

1887  On this day in history birth of john Davidson, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Chinese Cat)   

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0795  On this day in history adrian I, Italian Pope (772-95), dies   

0820  Death of Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered on December - 25.   

1156  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on December - 25.   

1249  On this day in history peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies   

1513  Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 on December - 25.   

1530  On this day in history babur, emperor of Delhi, dies   

1635  Death of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567) on this day in history.   

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on December - 25.