Famous Personalities Born In January - 21
Sunday, 13 July 2025
1337 Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on this day in history.
1338 On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)
1571 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.
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 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 January - 21.
1751 Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer was born on January - 21.
1759 On this day in history birth of johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot
1762 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer
1771 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director was born on January - 21.
1775 Manuel Garcia, composer was born on this day in history.
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 Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer was born on January - 21.
1804 Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887) was born on this day in history.
1814 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer was born on this day in history.
1815 On January - 21 birth of horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia)
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 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 January - 21.
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 January - 21 birth of norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)
1840 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on January - 21.
1848 Henri Duparc, French composer was born on this day in history.
1855 John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born on January - 21.
1859 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria)