Famous Birthdays In January - 04

1837  Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau) was born on this day in history.   

1838  Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) was born on January - 04.   

1839  On January - 04 birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

1842  Frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

1844  On January - 04 birth of thomas H Rollinson, composer   

1847  Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician was born on January - 04.   

1848  On this day in history birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)   

1869  On January - 04 birth of percy Pitt, composer   

1869  On this day in history birth of tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)   

1872  Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on January - 04.   

1874  On January - 04 birth of josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)   

1874  Sven Fleuron, writer was born on January - 04.   

1877  Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) was born on January - 04.   

1878  On this day in history birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

1878  Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.   

1881  Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born on this day in history.   

1882  Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

1883  Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52) was born on January - 04.   

1883  Max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses) was born on this day in history.   

1883  Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969) was born on January - 04.   

1888  Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) was born on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history birth of albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child)   

1890  On this day in history birth of alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff   

1890  On this day in history birth of mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist)   

1891  On this day in history birth of edward Brooker, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948)   

1893  Manuel Palau Boix, composer was born on January - 04.   

1893  Yone Minagawa, Japanese, became worlds Oldest living person January 29, 2007. (d. Aug. 13, 2007) was born on January - 04.   

1894  On this day in history birth of wesley La Violette, composer   

1894  On this day in history birth of manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962)   

1895  Lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter was born on January - 04.   

1895  On January - 04 birth of leroy Grumman, American industrialist (d. 1982)   

1896  On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

1896  On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

1896  On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (Sen-R-Ill) (d. 1969)   

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0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on this day in history.   

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  On this day in history henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on January - 04.   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.