Famous Birthdays In January - 21

1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  King Charles V of France (d. 1380) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On January - 21 birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)   

1659  On this day in history 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 January - 21.   

1735  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Eckard, composer   

1743  On January - 21 birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)   

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  Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)   

1796  On January - 21 birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author   

1801  On January - 21 birth of ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer   

1804  On January - 21 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 this day in history.   

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 January - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1827  Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900) was born on January - 21.   

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 January - 21 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 this day in history birth of antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1118  On January - 21 paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

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

1527  On January - 21 death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

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