Famous Birthdays In January - 21

1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)  

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on January - 21.  

1571  On January - 21 birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)  

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on January - 21.  

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.  

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.  

1746  On this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]  

1751  Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer was born on this day in history.  

1759  Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot was born on this day in history.  

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1762  On January - 21 birth of giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer  

1771  Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director was born on this day in history.  

1775  On January - 21 birth of manuel Garcia, composer  

1792  On January - 21 birth of tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)  

1796  John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author was born on this day in history.  

1801  Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer was born on this day in history.  

1804  Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887) was born on this day in history.  

1814  On this day in history birth of thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer  

1815  Horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia) was born on this day in history.  

1815  John Bingham, American politician and lawyer (d. 1900) was born on January - 21.  

1821  John Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed) was born on January - 21.  

1823  Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer was born on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history birth of thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed)  

1825  On January - 21 birth of imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864)  

1827  On January - 21 birth of ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)  

1829  Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet was born on this day in history.  

1833  On January - 21 birth of norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)  

1840  On this day in history birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician  

1848  On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer  

1855  John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born on this day in history.  

1859  Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer was born on January - 21.  

1860  Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

1867  James Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) was born on this day in history.  

1867  Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria) was born on this day in history.  

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0304  On this day in history death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)  

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on this day in history.  

0917  On January - 21 death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)  

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on January - 21.  

1519  On this day in history death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)  

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on January - 21.  

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on January - 21.  

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.