Famous Birthdays In February - 24

1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on February - 24.   

1304  On February - 24 birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)   

1304  On February - 24 birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?   

1463  On February - 24 birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  On February - 24 birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor   

1501  On this day in history birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)   

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On February - 24 birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)   

1547  Jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland was born on February - 24.   

1557  Matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19) was born on February - 24.   

1595  On February - 24 birth of matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet   

1597  Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

1619  Charles Le Brun, French artist (d. 1690) was born on February - 24.   

1622  On this day in history birth of johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (d. 1665)   

1679  Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer was born on February - 24.   

1684  Catherine I, Empress of Russia 1725-27, Dorpat, Estonia was born on this day in history.   

1684  Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (d. 1738) was born on February - 24.   

1693  On this day in history birth of james Quin, English actor (d. 1766)   

1697  On this day in history birth of bernard S Albinus, [Weiss], German surgeon/anatomist   

1704  On February - 24 birth of hubert Renotte, composer   

1709  On this day in history birth of jacques de Vaucanson, French inventor (d. 1782)   

1717  On this day in history birth of bernhard Hupfeld, composer   

1723  On this day in history birth of john Burgoyne, British general (d. 1792)   

1766  Samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo) was born on this day in history.   

1771  Johann Baptist Cramer, German/British pianist/composer/publisher was born on this day in history.   

1774  Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.   

1786  Wilhelm Karl Grimm, Hanau Germany, story teller (Grimm's Fairy Tales) was born on this day in history.   

1786  Martin W. Bates. U.S. Senator from Delaware (d. 1869) was born on this day in history.   

1797  Samuel Lover, composer was born on February - 24.   

1809  Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, governor/viceroy (Elzas-Lutherian) was born on February - 24.   

1811  On this day in history birth of daniel A Payne, Bishop/reformer/educator of AME Church   

1811  On February - 24 birth of edward Dickinson Baker, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1861   

1824  John Crawford Vaughn, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1875 was born on this day in history.   

1827  Charles Davis Jameson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

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0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on February - 24.   

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on February - 24.   

1642  On February - 24 marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

1666  On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on February - 24.   

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on this day in history.