Famous Birthdays In January - 21
Saturday, 28 January 2023
1337 Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.
1338 On January - 21 birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)
1571 On this day in history birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)
1659 On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect
1721 On January - 21 birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)
1735 Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on January - 21.
1743 On this day in history birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)
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 Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on this day in history.
1771 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director was born on January - 21.
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 On January - 21 birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author
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 January - 21.
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 Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer was born on January - 21.
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 this day in history.
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 Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) was born on January - 21.
1840 On January - 21 birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician
1848 On January - 21 birth of henri Duparc, French composer
1855 John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born on this day in history.
1859 On January - 21 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 January - 21.
1867 Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria) was born on this day in history.