Famous Birthdays In August - 24

1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on August - 24.   

1198  On this day in history birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on this day in history.   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on August - 24.   

1420  On August - 24 birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  On August - 24 birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer   

1552  On this day in history birth of lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614)   

1579  On this day in history birth of john Amner, composer   

1580  John Taylor, English poet (d. 1654) was born on August - 24.   

1591  On this day in history birth of robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)   

1635  On August - 24 birth of peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699)   

1669  On this day in history birth of alessandro Marcello, composer   

1683  Meinrad Spiess, composer was born on August - 24.   

1694  On August - 24 birth of theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25]   

1707  On this day in history birth of selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. 1791)   

1712  On this day in history birth of cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer   

1725  Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer was born on August - 24.   

1733  On August - 24 birth of david Traugott Nicolai, composer   

1750  Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.   

1758  Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

1759  William Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade was born on this day in history.   

1772  Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Neth (1814-40) was born on this day in history.   

1772  King William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840) was born on August - 24.   

1787  James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea) was born on this day in history.   

1808  Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

1808  Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on August - 24.   

1816  Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables was born on this day in history.   

1817  On August - 24 birth of aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS]   

1817  On August - 24 birth of aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1875)   

1820  On August - 24 birth of jacopo Tomadini, composer   

1821  Emmanuele Muzio, composer was born on this day in history.   

1827  Walter Husted Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.   

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0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on August - 24.   

1103  On this day in history magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on August - 24.   

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on this day in history.   

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on August - 24.   

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded