Famous Personalities Born In January - 21
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1337 Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.
1338 King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on January - 21.
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 this day in history.
1721 On January - 21 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 January - 21 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 Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer was born on January - 21.
1759 Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot was born on January - 21.
1762 Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on January - 21.
1771 On January - 21 birth of arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director
1775 On January - 21 birth of manuel Garcia, composer
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 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 this day in history.
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 January - 21.
1821 John Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed) was born on January - 21.
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 this day in history.
1827 On January - 21 birth of ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)
1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet was born on this day in history.
1833 On this day in history birth of norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)
1840 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on this day in history.
1848 On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer
1855 On January - 21 birth of john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer
1859 Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer was born on January - 21.
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 On January - 21 birth of maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria)