Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 25

1821  On December - 25 birth of clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Mass, nurse/founder (American Red Cross)   

1823  On December - 25 birth of preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

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

1829  Patrick S Gilmore, composer was born on December - 25.   

1831  Johann Herbeck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1832  Thomas Alfred Smyth, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1865 was born on December - 25.   

1837  Cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner was born on this day in history.   

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  Raoul Gunsbourg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1860  Manuel Dimech, Maltese philosopher and social reformer (d. 1921) was born on December - 25.   

1861  On this day in history 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  On December - 25 birth of thomas Cahill, American soccer coach (d. 1951)   

1865  On December - 25 birth of evangeline Cory Booth, Salvation Army general (1904-34)   

1867  On this day in history birth of alfred Kerr, writer   

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

1870  On this day in history birth of helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics industrialist (d. 1965)   

1873  Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-born American dairy educator (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

1874  Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

1875  Theodor Innitzer, cardinal/archbishop Vienna was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, Nobel laureate (d. 1959)   

1878  On this day in history birth of w Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise)   

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

1881  Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees) was born on December - 25.   

1883  On this day in history birth of fran Lhotka, composer   

1883  On this day in history birth of maurice Utrillo, France, painter (Port St Martin, Montmartre)   

1884  On this day in history birth of evelyn Nesbit, American actress (d. 1967)   

1886  Kid Ory, American musician (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On December - 25 birth of jacobus W G Balfoort, Dutch actor (Bulldog Drummond)   

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 this day in history.   

1156  On this day in history peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61   

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

1513  Johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on this day in history.   

1635  Death of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567) on December - 25.   

1676  On December - 25 death of matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609)