Famous Birthdays In January - 21
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
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 this day in history.
1571 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.
1659 On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect
1721 James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.
1735 On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer
1743 John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.
1746 Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on January - 21.
1751 Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer was born on this day in history.
1759 Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot was born on this day in history.
1762 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer
1771 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director was born on this day in history.
1775 Manuel Garcia, composer was born on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history birth of tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)
1796 John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author was born on this day in history.
1801 Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer was born on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1821 John Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed) was born on this day in history.
1823 Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer was born on January - 21.
1824 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed) was born on this day in history.
1825 On January - 21 birth of imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864)
1827 On this day in history birth of ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)
1829 On January - 21 birth of oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet
1833 Norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress) was born on this day in history.
1840 On this day in history birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician
1848 On January - 21 birth of henri Duparc, French composer
1855 On this day in history birth of john M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer
1859 On January - 21 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 this day in history.
1867 Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria) was born on January - 21.