Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 24

1822  Charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent) was born on December - 24.   

1822  On this day in history birth of matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach)   

1824  On this day in history birth of peter Cornelius, composer   

1826  Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer was born on December - 24.   

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

1829  Jose Rogel, composer was born on December - 24.   

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

1843  On December - 24 birth of lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886)   

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

1867  Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

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

1868  On this day in history birth of emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)   

1869  Henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest) was born on this day in history.   

1870  On December - 24 birth of rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  On December - 24 birth of henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)   

1879  On this day in history birth of stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

1879  On December - 24 birth of Émile Nelligan, Quebec poet (d. 1941)   

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

1881  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer was born on December - 24.   

1881  On December - 24 birth of charles Wakefield Cadman, composer   

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

1885  On December - 24 birth of arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump)   

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

1887  On this day in history birth of louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

1889  On this day in history birth of vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

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

1893  On December - 24 birth of ruth Chatterton, US actress (Madame X, Sarah & Son)   

1894  On this day in history birth of georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot   

1895  On this day in history birth of e. Roland Harriman, American financier (d. 1978)   

1898  On December - 24 birth of héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967)   

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

1900  Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) was born on December - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1380  On December - 24 john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on this day in history.   

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

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