Famous Personalities Born In April - 21
Thursday, 06 March 2025
1488 On April - 21 birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot
1546 Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on this day in history.
1555 Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.
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 April - 21.
1652 Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.
1671 John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on April - 21.
1672 Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on April - 21.
1673 Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1742) was born on April - 21.
1713 On this day in history birth of louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France
1729 On this day in history birth of catharina II, the Great, writer/emperess of Russia (1762-96)
1730 Antonin Kammel, composer was born on April - 21.
1749 Johann Michael Malzat, composer was born on this day in history.
1774 Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist) was born on this day in history.
1775 Alexander Anderson, US, engraver/illustrator (Shakespeare) was born on this day in history.
1779 On April - 21 birth of william Knyvett, composer
1795 Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint was born on April - 21.
1803 Levin Minn Powell, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885 was born on April - 21.
1806 Peter van Schendel, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.
1809 On this day in history birth of robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secy State (Confederacy)
1810 On this day in history birth of john Putnam Chapin, American politician (d. 1864)
1811 Alson Sherman, American politician (d. 1903) was born on April - 21.
1814 On this day in history birth of beni Egressy, composer
1816 On this day in history birth of charlotte Bronte, Tornton England, novelist (Jane Eyre)
1816 On April - 21 birth of louis Trezevant Wigfall, Confederate Army, died in 1874
1824 Anselmo Clave, composer was born on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history birth of hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian (Voyage in Italy)
1834 On April - 21 birth of william Rufus Terrill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1837 On this day in history birth of fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908)
1838 John Muir, US, naturalist/discoverer (glaciers in High Seirras) was born on April - 21.
1838 On April - 21 birth of nat Thompson, cricketer (1st batsman dismissed in a Test match)
1840 Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis) was born on April - 21.
1849 Oskar Hertwig, Germany, embryologist, discovered fertilization was born on this day in history.
1851 Charles Barrois, French geologist (d. 1939) was born on April - 21.