Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 24

1856  Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) was born on this day in history.   

1864  On April - 24 birth of george AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20)   

1867  On this day in history birth of fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)   

1873  On this day in history birth of theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

1874  On this day in history birth of john Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial)   

1874  Willem E Roelofs, Dutch painter/cartoonist was born on April - 24.   

1875  On this day in history birth of jeno Huszka, composer   

1876  On April - 24 birth of ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (d. 1960)   

1876  Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

1877  Charles Cuvillier, composer was born on April - 24.   

1878  Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

1882  Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (d. 1970) was born on April - 24.   

1883  On April - 24 birth of jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]   

1886  On this day in history birth of kurt Pinthus, writer   

1886  On April - 24 birth of r Pelgrom, oldest Dutch man (died Apr 15, 1994, 9 days short of 108)   

1887  On this day in history birth of denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (d. 1931)   

1889  On April - 24 birth of [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45)   

1889  On April - 24 birth of lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924)   

1892  Jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance) was born on this day in history.   

1895  On April - 24 birth of s Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner   

1897  Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1897  Gyorgy Kosa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1897  Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955) was born on April - 24.   

1899  Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On April - 24 birth of jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange)   

1903  On this day in history birth of mike Michalske, NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers)   

1903  Siegfried F Nadel, Austrian/British anthropologist (Black Byzantium) was born on this day in history.   

1904  On April - 24 birth of friedrich Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens), dies   

1904  Willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light) was born on April - 24.   

1905  Robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men) was born on April - 24.   

1906  William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946) was born on April - 24.   

1907  Vaclav Trojan, composer was born on April - 24.   

1908  On this day in history birth of heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets)   

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0624  On this day in history death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  On April - 24 wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  On this day in history egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89   

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on April - 24.   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on this day in history.   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on this day in history.   

1530  On this day in history jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies   

1617  On this day in history death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered