Famous Birthdays In January - 21
Friday, 25 October 2024
1337 Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.
1338 On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)
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 this day in history.
1721 James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.
1735 On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer
1743 On January - 21 birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)
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 January - 21.
1762 Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on January - 21.
1771 On January - 21 birth of arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director
1775 Manuel Garcia, composer was born on this day in history.
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 January - 21.
1804 On January - 21 birth of eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887)
1814 On January - 21 birth of thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer
1815 Horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia) was born on this day in history.
1815 On January - 21 birth of john Bingham, American politician and lawyer (d. 1900)
1821 On January - 21 birth of john Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed)
1823 On January - 21 birth of alexandre Edouard Goria, composer
1824 On this day in history birth of thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed)
1825 Imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864) was born on January - 21.
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 this day in history birth of norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)
1840 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on this day in history.
1848 On January - 21 birth of henri Duparc, French composer
1855 On January - 21 birth of john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer
1859 On this day in history birth of antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer
1860 Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.
1867 On this day in history birth of james Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail)
1867 Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria) was born on January - 21.