Famous Birthdays In May - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1522 John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on May - 24.
1544 William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on this day in history.
1605 Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.
1610 On May - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer
1616 On this day in history birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)
1619 Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on this day in history.
1650 On this day in history birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist
1671 On this day in history birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)
1677 Alexandre de Villenueve, composer was born on May - 24.
1689 On this day in history birth of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769)
1736 Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer was born on May - 24.
1738 On May - 24 birth of george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820)
1743 Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist was born on this day in history.
1751 Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802) was born on this day in history.
1753 On May - 24 birth of oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington
1754 On this day in history birth of giacomo Conti, composer
1767 On this day in history birth of joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer
1781 On May - 24 birth of louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player
1794 William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) was born on this day in history.
1803 Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano was born on this day in history.
1803 Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866) was born on May - 24.
1807 Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature was born on May - 24.
1807 On May - 24 birth of thomas Duncan, painter
1810 Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism was born on this day in history.
1811 On this day in history birth of charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877
1816 Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware) was born on May - 24.
1816 Robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894) was born on May - 24.
1819 Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) was born on this day in history.
1830 Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897) was born on this day in history.
1831 On May - 24 birth of richard Hoffman, composer
1836 Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925) was born on May - 24.
1838 Paul Laband, German lawyer was born on May - 24.
1840 On this day in history birth of frederick Walker, painter
1841 On this day in history birth of charles Napier Henry, painter