Famous Personalities Born In December - 21

1117  Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury was born on December - 21.   

1401  Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

1518  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician was born on this day in history.   

1537  Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92) was born on December - 21.   

1596  Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1603  On December - 21 birth of roger Williams, English theologian and colonist (d. 1684)   

1616  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1628  Samuel Friedrich Capricornus, composer was born on December - 21.   

1639  On this day in history birth of jean Racin, writer   

1714  On this day in history birth of john Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (d. 1774)   

1728  On December - 21 birth of hermann Friedrich Raupach, composer   

1756  On this day in history birth of thomas Anton Kunz, composer   

1778  On this day in history birth of anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish politician (d. 1860)   

1795  On this day in history birth of leopold von Ranke, German historian (d. 1886)   

1800  Barnwell Rhett Robert, (Confederacy), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of benjamin Disraeli, (Tory) British PM (1868, 1874-80)   

1805  Thomas Graham, British chemist (d. 1869) was born on this day in history.   

1805  Thomas Graham, British chemist and father of colloid chemistry (d. 1869) was born on December - 21.   

1810  Ludwig Schuncke, composer was born on December - 21.   

1815  Thomas Couture, French painter/author was born on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history birth of amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece   

1818  On this day in history birth of lewis H Morgan, US, etnologist (Systems of Consanguinity)   

1823  Jean Henri Fabre, France, entomologist (insects & spiders) was born on this day in history.   

1826  Ernst Pauer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history birth of john Henry Ketcham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1840  Mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan) was born on December - 21.   

1843  Thomas Bracken, Irish-born New Zealand poet (d. 1898) was born on December - 21.   

1848  On December - 21 birth of edward Everett Rice, composer   

1849  On December - 21 birth of james Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal)   

1850  Zdenek Fibich, composer was born on December - 21.   

1851  On December - 21 birth of thomas Chipman McRae, American politician, 34th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1929)   

1853  On this day in history birth of isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter)   

1859  On this day in history birth of gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre)   

1860  On this day in history birth of henrietta Szold, founder (Hadassah)   

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0072  Death of Thomas the Apostle on this day in history.   

0918  Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies on this day in history.   

1295  On this day in history death of marguerite Berenger of Provence, wife of Louis IX of France (bc. 1221)   

1308  On December - 21 henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies   

1375  On December - 21 giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies   

1504  Death of Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop and elector (b. 1442) on December - 21.   

1549  Death of Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1579  Death of Vicente Masip, Spanish painter on December - 21.