Famous Birthdays In December - 25

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

1823  On this day in history birth of preston Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1825  Esteban Salas y Castro, composer was born on December - 25.   

1829  Patrick S Gilmore, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1832  On this day in history birth of thomas Alfred Smyth, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1865   

1837  On December - 25 birth of cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner   

1855  James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884 was born on this day in history.   

1856  Hans von Bartels, German painter (d. 1913) was born on December - 25.   

1859  On this day in history birth of raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

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

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  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  Alfred Kerr, writer was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 25.   

1874  On this day in history birth of lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (d. 1944)   

1875  Theodor Innitzer, cardinal/archbishop Vienna was born on December - 25.   

1875  On this day in history birth of walter Lees, cricketer (Surrey pace bowler toured for Eng 1905-06)   

1876  On December - 25 birth of mohammed Ali Jinnah, Karachi, founded Pakistan (1947)/gov (1947-58)   

1876  Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, Nobel laureate (d. 1959) was born on December - 25.   

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

1883  Fran Lhotka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1883  Maurice Utrillo, France, painter (Port St Martin, Montmartre) was born on December - 25.   

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

1886  On this day in history birth of kid Ory, American musician (d. 1973)   

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

1887  Jacobus W G Balfoort, Dutch actor (Bulldog Drummond) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On December - 25 birth of john Davidson, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Chinese Cat)   

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0795  On December - 25 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  Peter Venerabilis, Fr theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

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

1513  On this day in history johannes Amerbach, Swiss publisher/printer, dies at about 70   

1530  On December - 25 babur, emperor of Delhi, dies   

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

1676  Death of Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1609) on this day in history.