Famous Personalities Born In January - 21

1337  Charles v: The wise, king of france (1364-80)   

1338  King charles v of france: King charles v of france (d. 1380)   

1571  John i pontanus: Physicist/historian (amsterdam)   

1659  Adriaen van der werff: Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  James murray: British military officer, governor of quebec   

1735  Johann gottfried eckard: Composer   

1743  John fitch: Inventor (had a working steamboat years before fulton)   

1746  Johann h pestalozzi: Zurich switz, educator (leonard & gertrude) [ns]   

1751  Josephus andreas fodor: Composer   

1759  Johan valckenaer: Dutch politician/patriot   

1762  Giuseppe antonio silvani: Composer   

1771  Arnold a buyskes: Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director   

1775  Manuel garcia: Composer   

1792  Tsjalling hiddes halbertsma: Fries story teller (rhymes & tales)   

1796  John gelinde van blom: Frisian notary/author   

1801  Ramon vilanova y barrera: Composer   

1804  Eliza roxcy snow: American poet   

1814  Thomas attwood walmisley: Composer   

1815  Horace wells: Dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia)   

1815  John bingham: American politician and lawyer   

1821  John cabell breckinridge: (d) 14th us vp (1857-61)/mjr-gen (confed)   

1823  Alexandre edouard goria: Composer   

1824  Thomas jonathan "stonewall" jackson: Lt gen 2nd corps (anv, confed)   

1825  Imre madách: Hungarian writer   

1827  Ivan mikheevich pervushin: Russian mathematician   

1829  Oscar ii frederik: King of sweden (1872-1907)/norway (-1905)/poet   

1833  Norman willis: Union leader (britain's trades union congress)   

1840  Sophia louisa jex-blake: Pioneer english woman physician   

1848  Henri duparc: French composer   

1855  John m browning: Us, weapons manufacturer   

1859  Antoni wincenty rutkowski: Composer   

1860  Karl staaff: Prime minister of sweden   

1867  James marcus: New york, american actor (the eagle, the lonely trail)   

1867  Maxime weygard: French general/gov-gen (algeria)   

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0304  Saint agnes: Saint agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  Boudouin with the iron arm: Earl of flanders,   

0917  Erchanger: Duke of swabia (c. 880)   

1118  Paschalis ii: [raniero], pope (1099-1118),   

1519  Vasco núñez de balboa: Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  Juan de grijalva: Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  Azai sukemasa: Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

1596  John ligarius: German theologist/prime minister,