Born: January 31, 1797 (Himmelpfortgrund, Austria)
Died: November 19, 1828 (Vienna, Austria)
Famous For/Known For:
Austrian Composer
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Born On This Day ~ January 30 ~ Max Theiler
Born: January 30, 1899 (Pretona, South Africa)
Died: August 11, 1972 (New Haven, Connecticut)
Famous For/Known For:
South African-American doctor who developed the vaccine for yellow fever.
A Little About Max Theiler:
Born to Sir Arnold, Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ January 29 ~ John D Rockefeller, Jr.
Born: January 29, 1874 (Cleveland, Ohio)
Died: May 11, 1960 (Tucson, Arizona)
Famous For/Known For:
American Philanthropist
A Little About John D Rockefeller, Jr:
Born to John D Rockefeller Sr., the founder Continue reading
Born On This Day ~January 28 ~ Lala Lajpat Rai
Born: January 28, 1865 (Dhudike, India)
Died: November 17, 1928 (Lahore, Pakistan)
Famous For/Known For:
Indian Freedom Fighter
A Little About Lala Lajpat Rai:
Born to Munshi Radha Krishna Azad and Gulab Devi. Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ January 27 ~ Edward Smith
Born: January 27, 1850 (Staffordshire, UK)
Died: April 15, 1912 (Atlantic Ocean)
Famous For/Known For:
Captain of the Titanic
A Little About Edward Smith:
Born to the son of a potter, Edward Smith and Catherine Smith.
In 1869, Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ January 26 ~ Bessie Coleman
Born January 26, 1892 (Atlanta, Georgia)
Died: April 30, 1926 (Jackson, Florida)
Famous For/Known For:
First African American female pilot
A Little About Bessie Coleman:
Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Georgia in a one room cabin where the floor was made of dirt. Her parents, George and Susan Coleman Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ January 25 ~ Virginia Woolfe
Born: January 25, 1882 (Kensington, London UK)
Died: March 28, 1941 (River Ouse, Sussex)
Famous For/Known For:
English Writer
A Little About Virginia Woolfe:
Born Adeline Virginia Stephen in London, England to Leslie Stephen, a literary figure and editor, and Julia (Jackson) Stephen, who had been Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ January 24 ~ Edith Wharton
January 24, 1862 (New York City, New York)
Died: August 11, 1937 (Saint-Brice-sous-Foret, France)
Famous For/Known For:
American novelist
A Little About Edith Wharton:
Born Edith Newbold Jones to wealthy parents George Frederic and Lucretia Rhinelander Jones. Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ January 23 ~ Amanda Berry Smith
Born: January 23, 1837 (Long Green, Maryland)
Died: February 24, 1915 (Sebring, Florida)
Famous For/Known For:
Former slave who inspired both black and white women Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ January 22 ~ Lord George Gordon Byron
Born: January 22, 1788 (Dover, United Kingdom)
Died: April 19, 1824 (Missolonghi, Greece)
Famous For/Known For:
British poet
A Little About George Gordon Byron:
Born to a schizophrenic mother and a father who abandoned him.
The title of Lord was passed down to him by his uncle, William Byron, at the age of 10. Continue reading
