Lydia Koidula
Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, known by her pen name Lydia Koidula, was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means 'Lydia of the Dawn' in Estonian. It was given to her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson. She is also frequently referred to as Koidulaulik – 'Singer of the Dawn'.
24 December 1843
Born on the same birth day (24 December): Ali Salem Tamek • Georges Legagneux • Michael Ray (trumpeter) • Pernilla Wahlgren • Ruth Chatterton • Timothy Carhart • Väinö Sipilä • William Warburton • Émile Wegelin
Born in the same month (December 1843): Richard Conner • Robert Koch • Thomas Bracken