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    This Is HISTORY | Birthdays

    Dec 29 1586

    Francisco de Moncada 3rd Marquis of Aitona Spanish diplomat soldier and writer born in Valencia Spain (d. 1635)

    Dec 29 1721

    Madame De Pompadour mistress of French King Louis the 15th

    Dec 29 1767

    Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne Belgian-born French composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1866)

    Dec 29 1776

    Charles Macintosh Scottish chemist and inventor (waterproof fabric) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1843)

    Dec 29 1788

    Christian Jrgensen Thomsen Danish antiquarian (named the stoneironbronze ages) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1865)

    Dec 29 1792

    Sir Archibald Alison 1st Baronet Scottish historian (History of Europe) born in Shropshire England (d. 1867)

    Dec 29 1796

    Johann Christian Poggendorff German physicist born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1877)

    Dec 29 1808

    Gyrg Apponyi Hungarian politician born in Pozsony Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1899)

    Dec 29 1809

    Albert Pike US attorney soldier writer and freemason (Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1891)

    Dec 29 1813

    Etienne-Joseph Soubre Belgian composer born in Lige Belgium (d. 1871)

    Dec 29 1816

    Carl Ludwig German physician and physiologist born in Witzenhausen Germany (d. 1895)

    Dec 29 1831

    Adam Badeau US author Union Army officer and diplomat born in NYC New York (d. 1895)

    Dec 29 1833

    John James Ingalls US politician (Rep-Ks) born in Middleton Massachusetts (d. 1900)

    Dec 29 1843

    Elisabeth of Wied [pseudonym Carmen Sylva] Queen consort of Romania and poet born in Neuwied Germany (d. 1916)

    Dec 29 1850

    Toms Bretn Spanish conductor and composer born in Salamanca Spain (d. 1923)

    Dec 29 1856

    Thomas J Stieltjes Dutch mathematician (Stieltjes integral) born in Zwolle Netherlands (d. 1894)

    Dec 29 1859

    Venustiano Carranza Mexican revolutionary and President of Mexico (1915-20) born in Cuatro Cinegas Coahuila Mexico (d. 1920)

    Dec 29 1866

    Joseph Limburg Dutch lawyer & politician born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1940)

    Dec 29 1869

    Bill Howell Australian cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century) born in Penrith New South Wales (d. 1940)

    Dec 29 1876

    Pablo Casals [Pau Casals i Defill] Spanish cellist conductor and composer born in Vendrell Catalonia Spain (d. 1973)

    Dec 29 1879

    Billy Mitchell United States Army general (father of the US Air Force) born in Nice France (d. 1936)

    Dec 29 1881

    Jess Willard American boxer born in Pottawatomie County Kansas (d. 1968)

    Dec 29 1887

    Kiyoshi Nobutoki Japanese cellist and composer born in Osaka (d. 1965)

    Dec 29 1888

    Joseph Beran Czech Roman Catholic prelate born in Pilsen Czech Republic (d. 1969)

    Dec 29 1892

    Emory Parnell American actress (Rocket Man County Fair) born in Saint Paul Minnesota (d. 1979)

    Dec 29 1896

    David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican social realist painter & muralist (Lib of Chile) born in Chihuahua Mexico (d. 1974)

    Dec 29 1897

    Hermann Heiss German composer born in Darmstadt (d. 1966)

    Dec 29 1898

    Jeanne Leleu French pianist & composer Saint-Mihiel France (d. 1979)

    Dec 29 1899

    Nie Rongzhen Peoples Liberation Army Chief of General Staff born in Chongqing China (d. 1992)

    Dec 29 1900

    Willie Humphrey New Orleans jazz clarinetist born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1994)

    Dec 29 1902

    Nels Stewart Canadian hockey player born in Montreal Canada (d. 1957)

    Dec 29 1903

    Clyde McCoy American jazz trumpeter bandleader born in Ashland Kentucky (d. 1990)

    Dec 29 1907

    James Gardner British museum & exhibition designer born in Hendon London (d. 1995)

    HISTORICAL EVENTS | ON THIS DAY

    Dec 29 1503 Battle of Garigliano Spanish army under General Cordoba defeats French forces

    Dec 29 1539 St Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning

    Dec 29 1541 Isabella of Poland and King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu

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