Famous Birthdays In January - 04

1837  On this day in history birth of casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau)   

1838  Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) was born on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

1842  Frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on January - 04.   

1844  On this day in history birth of thomas H Rollinson, composer   

1847  On January - 04 birth of hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician   

1848  Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born on January - 04.   

1869  Percy Pitt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1869  Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder   

1874  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1878  On January - 04 birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

1881  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)   

1882  On January - 04 birth of aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943)   

1883  On this day in history birth of johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52)   

1883  On this day in history birth of max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses)   

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 January - 04 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  Edward Brooker, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Manuel Palau Boix, composer was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of yone Minagawa, Japanese, became worlds Oldest living person January 29, 2007. (d. Aug. 13, 2007)   

1894  Wesley La Violette, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1895  On January - 04 birth of lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter   

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

1896  Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born on January - 04.   

1896  Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On January - 04 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  On January - 04 death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  On this day in history death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

1678  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies