Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 24

1822  Charles Hermite, French mathematician (E is Transcendent) was born on this day in history.   

1822  Matthew Arnold, England, poet/critic (Dover Beach) was born on December - 24.   

1824  Peter Cornelius, composer was born on December - 24.   

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

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

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

1837  On December - 24 birth of sissi, Emperor of Austria   

1843  Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (d. 1886) was born on December - 24.   

1859  On this day in history birth of roman Statkowski, composer   

1867  Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat was born on December - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1870  On December - 24 birth of rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) was born on December - 24.   

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

1881  On this day in history birth of charles Wakefield Cadman, composer   

1881  On this day in history birth of juan Ramon Jiménez, Spain, poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956)   

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  Ruth Chatterton, US actress (Madame X, Sarah & Son) was born on December - 24.   

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  Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967) was born on December - 24.   

1898  Baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959) was born on December - 24.   

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

1904  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist was born on December - 24.   

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 December - 24.   

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

1257  On December - 24 death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  On this day in history john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

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

1524  On December - 24 vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on this day in history.