Famous Birthdays In December - 24

0003  On this day in history birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  On December - 24 birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)   

1389  On December - 24 birth of john VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)   

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on December - 24.   

1491  On December - 24 birth of ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)   

1508  On this day in history birth of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567)   

1564  Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver was born on this day in history.   

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on December - 24.   

1609  Philip Warwick, English writer and politician (d. 1683) was born on December - 24.   

1635  On this day in history birth of mariana of Austria, second wife of king Philip IV of Spain (d. 1696)   

1653  On this day in history birth of georg Motz, composer   

1679  On December - 24 birth of domenico Natale Sarro, composer   

1689  On this day in history birth of french van Mieris "the Young", Dutch painter/historian   

1698  On this day in history birth of william Warburton, English Bishop of Gloucester (d. 1779)   

1714  On this day in history birth of rainieri De Calzabigi, Italian's literary (1st European Lottery)   

1716  Patrice F earl De Neney, South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council was born on December - 24.   

1719  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Altnikol, composer   

1724  Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (d. 1811) was born on December - 24.   

1726  Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer was born on December - 24.   

1745  Benjamin Rush, Byberry Pa, physician/general/signer (Decl of Indep) was born on this day in history.   

1754  George Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet (Everlasting Mercy) was born on this day in history.   

1761  Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808) was born on December - 24.   

1761  On December - 24 birth of jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831)   

1773  On this day in history birth of joseph Wolfl, composer   

1784  Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.   

1791  A Eugene Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton) was born on December - 24.   

1798  Adam B Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet (Pan Tadeusz) was born on December - 24.   

1809  Christopher "Kit" Carson, KY, Union brig-general/indian fighter was born on this day in history.   

1809  On December - 24 birth of kit Carson, American frontiersman (d. 1868)   

1810  On December - 24 birth of wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter (d. 1873)   

1812  On December - 24 birth of henry Russell, composer   

1812  On this day in history birth of karl Eduard Zachariae, German jurist (d. 1894)   

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Wellington Greatorex, composer   

1818  On December - 24 birth of james Prescott Joule, physicist (discovered conservation of energy)   

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0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1069  On December - 24 godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  On this day in history death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  On December - 24 john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on this day in history.   

1524  On December - 24 vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  On this day in history andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on this day in history.