Famous Personalities Born In January - 24
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1287 Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on January - 24.
1444 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on January - 24.
1638 Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.
1664 On January - 24 birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)
1670 William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on January - 24.
1674 Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.
1679 Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on this day in history.
1705 Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on January - 24.
1712 On this day in history birth of frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)
1712 Georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher was born on January - 24.
1724 On January - 24 birth of frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
1732 Pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.
1742 Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808) was born on January - 24.
1746 On this day in history birth of gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92)
1750 Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist was born on January - 24.
1754 Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820) was born on January - 24.
1758 On this day in history birth of johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer
1763 Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831) was born on January - 24.
1767 On January - 24 birth of antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)
1774 On January - 24 birth of karl Moser, composer
1776 Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine) was born on this day in history.
1778 On this day in history birth of charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X
1779 On January - 24 birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)
1798 Karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden) was born on this day in history.
1798 Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician) was born on this day in history.
1800 On this day in history birth of edwin Chadwick, British social reformer
1814 On January - 24 birth of abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector
1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector was born on this day in history.
1820 John Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on January - 24.
1828 On this day in history birth of adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1828 Ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist was born on January - 24.
1828 Karol Studzinski, composer was born on this day in history.
1829 On this day in history birth of william Mason, composer
1832 On this day in history birth of john Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865