Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 24

1822  On this day in history birth of charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent)   

1822  Matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach) was born on this day in history.   

1824  On December - 24 birth of peter Cornelius, composer   

1826  On December - 24 birth of ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer   

1829  On this day in history birth of benjamin Ipavec, composer   

1829  On this day in history birth of jose Rogel, composer   

1837  On this day in history birth of sissi, Emperor of Austria   

1843  On this day in history birth of lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886)   

1859  Roman Statkowski, composer was born on December - 24.   

1867  On December - 24 birth of manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat   

1867  On this day in history birth of kantaro Suzuki, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) was born on December - 24.   

1869  On December - 24 birth of henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest)   

1870  On this day in history birth of rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  On this day in history birth of henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)   

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer was born on December - 24.   

1879  Ã‰mile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941) was born on December - 24.   

1880  Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

1881  On December - 24 birth of bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

1881  Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1881  Juan Ramon Jiménez, Spain, poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956) was born on this day in history.   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) was born on this day in history.   

1886  On December - 24 birth of michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (d. 1962)   

1887  Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) was born on December - 24.   

1889  Vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco) was born on December - 24.   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of ruth Chatterton, US actress (Madame X, Sarah & Son)   

1894  On December - 24 birth of georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot   

1895  On December - 24 birth of e. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978)   

1898  On this day in history birth of héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967)   

1898  On December - 24 birth of baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959)   

1900  On December - 24 birth of joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991)   

1904  On this day in history birth of daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist   

1904  Herbert D Riley, US vice-admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa) was born on December - 24.   

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0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on December - 24.   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on December - 24.   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on this day in history.   

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on December - 24.   

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on December - 24.   

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on December - 24.   

1548  On this day in history maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies