Famous Birthdays In April - 24

1856  On this day in history birth of henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime)   

1864  On this day in history birth of george AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20)   

1867  On April - 24 birth of fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)   

1873  On April - 24 birth of theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

1874  John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial) was born on this day in history.   

1874  Willem E Roelofs, Dutch painter/cartoonist was born on April - 24.   

1875  Jeno Huszka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1876  Ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On April - 24 birth of erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960)   

1877  On April - 24 birth of charles Cuvillier, composer   

1878  Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

1882  On April - 24 birth of hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (d. 1970)   

1883  On this day in history birth of jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]   

1886  Kurt Pinthus, writer was born on April - 24.   

1886  On this day in history birth of r Pelgrom, oldest Dutch man (died Apr 15, 1994, 9 days short of 108)   

1887  On this day in history birth of denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (d. 1931)   

1889  [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45) was born on this day in history.   

1889  Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance) was born on this day in history.   

1895  S Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner was born on April - 24.   

1897  On this day in history birth of benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)   

1897  On this day in history birth of gyorgy Kosa, composer   

1897  Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955) was born on April - 24.   

1899  Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.   

1903  Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history birth of mike Michalske, NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers)   

1903  On this day in history birth of siegfried F Nadel, Austrian/British anthropologist (Black Byzantium)   

1904  Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens), dies was born on April - 24.   

1904  Willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history birth of robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men)   

1906  William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1907  Vaclav Trojan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history birth of heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets)   

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0624  On this day in history death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  On this day in history wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on this day in history.   

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on April - 24.   

1185  On this day in history death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  On April - 24 death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on this day in history.   

1617  On April - 24 death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered