Famous Personalities Born In January - 21
Friday, 20 June 2025
1337 Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.
1338 King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.
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 January - 21.
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 this day in history.
1746 On this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]
1751 On this day in history birth of josephus Andreas Fodor, composer
1759 On January - 21 birth of johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot
1762 On January - 21 birth of giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer
1771 On this day in history 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 January - 21.
1801 Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer was born on January - 21.
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 this day in history.
1821 On this day in history 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 January - 21 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 this day in history birth of ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)
1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet was born on January - 21.
1833 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 January - 21.
1867 James Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) was born on this day in history.
1867 On January - 21 birth of maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria)