Famous Personalities Born In April - 21
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1488 Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on April - 21.
1546 On this day in history birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer
1555 Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on April - 21.
1619 On April - 21 birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)
1651 Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.
1652 On this day in history birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)
1671 John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on April - 21.
1672 Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on this day in history.
1673 Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1742) was born on April - 21.
1713 On April - 21 birth of louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France
1729 Catharina II, the Great, writer/emperess of Russia (1762-96) was born on this day in history.
1730 On this day in history birth of antonin Kammel, composer
1749 On this day in history birth of johann Michael Malzat, composer
1774 On April - 21 birth of jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist)
1775 On this day in history birth of alexander Anderson, US, engraver/illustrator (Shakespeare)
1779 William Knyvett, composer was born on this day in history.
1795 Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint was born on April - 21.
1803 Levin Minn Powell, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885 was born on this day in history.
1806 On this day in history birth of peter van Schendel, Dutch painter
1809 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secy State (Confederacy) was born on April - 21.
1810 John Putnam Chapin, American politician (d. 1864) was born on April - 21.
1811 On this day in history birth of alson Sherman, American politician (d. 1903)
1814 Beni Egressy, composer was born on this day in history.
1816 Charlotte Bronte, Tornton England, novelist (Jane Eyre) was born on April - 21.
1816 Louis Trezevant Wigfall, Confederate Army, died in 1874 was born on April - 21.
1824 Anselmo Clave, composer was born on this day in history.
1828 On April - 21 birth of hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian (Voyage in Italy)
1834 On this day in history birth of william Rufus Terrill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1837 Fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on April - 21.
1838 John Muir, US, naturalist/discoverer (glaciers in High Seirras) was born on April - 21.
1838 Nat Thompson, cricketer (1st batsman dismissed in a Test match) was born on this day in history.
1840 On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis)
1849 Oskar Hertwig, Germany, embryologist, discovered fertilization was born on this day in history.
1851 Charles Barrois, French geologist (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.