Famous Birthdays In January - 21
Monday, 02 October 2023
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 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.
1659 On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect
1721 On this day in history birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)
1735 Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.
1743 On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)
1746 Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.
1751 On this day in history birth of josephus Andreas Fodor, composer
1759 On January - 21 birth of johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot
1762 Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887)
1814 On January - 21 birth of thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer
1815 On January - 21 birth of horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia)
1815 On this day in history 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 Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer was born on this day in history.
1824 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed) was born on this day in history.
1825 On this day in history birth of imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864)
1827 On January - 21 birth of ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)
1829 On this day in history birth of oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet
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 Henri Duparc, French composer was born on January - 21.
1855 John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born on January - 21.
1859 On this day in history birth of antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer
1860 Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915) was born on January - 21.
1867 James Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) was born on this day in history.
1867 On this day in history birth of maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria)