Famous Birthdays In January - 21

1337  On this day in history 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 January - 21 birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)  

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on January - 21.  

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  

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  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

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

1759  Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot was born on January - 21.  

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1762  On January - 21 birth of giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer  

1771  Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director was born on this day in history.  

1775  Manuel Garcia, composer was born on this day in history.  

1792  Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales) was born on January - 21.  

1796  On January - 21 birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author  

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

1804  On January - 21 birth of eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887)  

1814  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer was born on January - 21.  

1815  Horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia) was born on January - 21.  

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  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 January - 21.  

1827  On this day in history birth of ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)  

1829  On January - 21 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 this day in history.  

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  On January - 21 birth of james Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail)  

1867  Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria) was born on this day in history.  

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0304  On January - 21 death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)  

0879  On this day in history boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies  

0917  On this day in history death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)  

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on this day in history.  

1519  Death of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475) on this day in history.  

1527  On this day in history death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)  

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on this day in history.  

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.