Famous Personalities Born In January - 21
Friday, 18 April 2025
1337 Charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80) was born on January - 21.
1338 On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)
1571 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on January - 21.
1659 On January - 21 birth of adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect
1721 James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.
1735 Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.
1743 On January - 21 birth of john Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)
1746 On this day in history birth of johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS]
1751 On January - 21 birth of josephus Andreas Fodor, composer
1759 On January - 21 birth of johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot
1762 On January - 21 birth of giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer
1771 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director was born on January - 21.
1775 Manuel Garcia, composer was born on this day in history.
1792 On January - 21 birth of tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)
1796 On this day in history birth of john Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author
1801 On January - 21 birth of ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer
1804 Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887) was born on January - 21.
1814 On this day in history birth of thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer
1815 On this day in history birth of horace Wells, dentist (pioneered use of medical anethesia)
1815 John Bingham, American politician and lawyer (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1821 On this day in history birth of john Cabell Breckinridge, (D) 14th US VP (1857-61)/mjr-gen (Confed)
1823 On January - 21 birth of alexandre Edouard Goria, composer
1824 On this day in history birth of thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed)
1825 Imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history birth of ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)
1829 On January - 21 birth of oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet
1833 On this day in history birth of norman Willis, union leader (Britain's Trades Union Congress)
1840 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on January - 21.
1848 On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer
1855 John M Browning, US, weapons manufacturer was born on this day in history.
1859 On this day in history birth of antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer
1860 Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.
1867 On this day in history birth of james Marcus, New York, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail)
1867 Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen (Algeria) was born on this day in history.