Famous Birthdays In August - 24

1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on August - 24.   

1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  On August - 24 birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on this day in history.   

1393  On this day in history birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on August - 24.   

1531  On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer   

1552  On August - 24 birth of lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614)   

1579  On August - 24 birth of john Amner, composer   

1580  On August - 24 birth of john Taylor, English poet (d. 1654)   

1591  On this day in history birth of robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)   

1635  Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

1669  On August - 24 birth of alessandro Marcello, composer   

1683  On this day in history birth of meinrad Spiess, composer   

1694  On this day in history birth of theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25]   

1707  On this day in history birth of selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. 1791)   

1712  Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1725  Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer was born on August - 24.   

1733  David Traugott Nicolai, composer was born on August - 24.   

1750  On August - 24 birth of letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1836)   

1758  On this day in history birth of sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1794)   

1759  William Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade was born on this day in history.   

1772  Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Neth (1814-40) was born on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history birth of king William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840)   

1787  James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea) was born on August - 24.   

1808  Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

1808  Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on August - 24.   

1816  On this day in history birth of daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables   

1817  Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS] was born on August - 24.   

1817  On August - 24 birth of aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1875)   

1820  On August - 24 birth of jacopo Tomadini, composer   

1821  On this day in history birth of emmanuele Muzio, composer   

1827  Walter Husted Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on August - 24.   

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0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on August - 24.   

1103  On August - 24 magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on August - 24.   

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on August - 24.   

1371  On this day in history death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on this day in history.   

1542  On August - 24 death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  On this day in history death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded