Famous Personalities Born In August - 24

1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.   

1531  On August - 24 birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer   

1552  Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614) was born on August - 24.   

1579  John Amner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1580  John Taylor, English poet (d. 1654) was born on August - 24.   

1591  Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) was born on August - 24.   

1635  Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699) was born on August - 24.   

1669  Alessandro Marcello, composer was born on this day in history.   

1683  Meinrad Spiess, composer was born on August - 24.   

1694  On August - 24 birth of theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25]   

1707  Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. 1791) was born on August - 24.   

1712  On August - 24 birth of cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer   

1725  On August - 24 birth of johann Balthasar Kehl, composer   

1733  David Traugott Nicolai, composer was born on this day in history.   

1750  Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1836) was born on August - 24.   

1758  Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1794) was born on August - 24.   

1759  On this day in history birth of william Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade   

1772  Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Neth (1814-40) was born on August - 24.   

1772  On August - 24 birth of king William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840)   

1787  On this day in history birth of james Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea)   

1808  On August - 24 birth of benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1820  Jacopo Tomadini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1821  Emmanuele Muzio, composer was born on this day in history.   

1827  Walter Husted Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.   

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0079  On August - 24 death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.   

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

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  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on August - 24.   

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on this day in history.