Famous Birthdays In January - 21

1337  Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.  

1338  On January - 21 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 January - 21.  

1721  On January - 21 birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)  

1735  On January - 21 birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer  

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot  

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

1771  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer  

1815  On this day in history birth of horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia)  

1815  John Bingham, American politician and lawyer (d. 1900) was born on January - 21.  

1821  On this day in history birth of john Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed)  

1823  Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1827  Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.  

1829  Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet was born on January - 21.  

1833  Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) was born on this day in history.  

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  John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born on this day in history.  

1859  Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer was born on January - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history birth of maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria)  

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0304  Death of Saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291) on this day in history.  

0879  Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies on January - 21.  

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.  

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

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

1596  On January - 21 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66