On this day
22
January

Lord Byron, Claire Waldoff

Born: Lord Byron (1788)
Died: Claire Waldoff (1957)

Born on this day

22JanBorn 1788238th birthday

Lord Byron

Romanticism’s most famous poet loved women and young men – and died fighting for Greek independence.

Died on this day

22JanDied 195769th anniversary of death

Claire Waldoff

Her Berlin dialect, sharp delivery and distinctive stage clothes made her a leading cabaret performer of the Weimar years.