Famous Birthdays In December - 25

1821  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of esteban Salas y Castro, composer  

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

1831  Johann Herbeck, composer was born on December - 25.  

1832  Thomas Alfred Smyth, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1865 was born on this day in history.  

1837  Cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner was born on December - 25.  

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

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  Manuel Dimech, Maltese philosopher and social reformer (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.  

1861  Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian founder of Banaras Hindu University (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.  

1863  On this day in history birth of charles Pathé, French pioneer of film and record industries (d. 1957)  

1864  On this day in history 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  Eugenie Besserer, Watertown NY, actress (Jazz Singer) was born on December - 25.  

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

1873  Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-born American dairy educator (d. 1959) was born on December - 25.  

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

1876  On this day in history birth of mohammed Ali Jinnah, Karachi, founded Pakistan (1947)/gov (1947-58)  

1876  On this day in history birth of adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, Nobel laureate (d. 1959)  

1878  W Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise) was born on this day in history.  

1878  Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

1881  Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees) was born on this day in history.  

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

1883  On December - 25 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 December - 25.  

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 December - 25.  

1887  John Davidson, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Chinese Cat) was born on December - 25.  

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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  Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies on this day in history.  

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

1530  Babur, emperor of Delhi, dies on December - 25.  

1635  On this day in history death of samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City (b. 1567)  

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