Famous Birthdays In January - 21

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 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 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  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.  

1746  On January - 21 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  

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1762  Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer was born on this day in history.  

1771  On this day in history birth of arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director  

1775  Manuel Garcia, composer was born on January - 21.  

1792  Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales) was born on this day in history.  

1796  On this day in history birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author  

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

1804  On this day in history birth of eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887)  

1814  Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer was born on this day in history.  

1815  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of john Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed)  

1823  On this day in history birth of alexandre Edouard Goria, composer  

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 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 this day in history.  

1833  On January - 21 birth of norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)  

1840  On January - 21 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  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  Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria) was born on January - 21.  

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0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on January - 21.  

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

0917  On January - 21 death of erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880)  

1118  On this day in history paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies  

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

1527  Death of Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on this day in history.  

1546  On this day in history death of azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)  

1596  On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66