Famous Personalities Born In January - 21
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
1337 On January - 21 birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) 

1338 On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380) 

1571 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer 

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

1746 On January - 21 birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] 

1751 On January - 21 birth of josephus Andreas Fodor, composer 

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

1762 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer 

1771 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director was born on January - 21. 

1775 Manuel Garcia, composer was born on January - 21. 

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

1796 On this day in history birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author 

1801 On this day in history birth of ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer 

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

1814 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer was born on this day in history. 

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 On this day in history birth of john Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed) 

1823 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864) 

1827 Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900) was born on this day in history. 

1829 On this day in history birth of oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet 

1833 On this day in history birth of norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) 

1840 On January - 21 birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician 

1848 Henri Duparc, French composer was born on January - 21. 

1855 On this day in history birth of john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer 

1859 On January - 21 birth of antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer 

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 January - 21. 

1867 Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria) was born on January - 21. 

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