Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 24

1828  George Hume "Maryland" Steuart, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on August - 24.   

1837  On this day in history birth of theodore Dubois, composer   

1839  On this day in history birth of eduard Napravnik, composer   

1842  On August - 24 birth of edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market)   

1845  On August - 24 birth of james C. Calhoun, American soldier, brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1876)   

1851  On August - 24 birth of tom Kendall, Australian cricketer (d. 1924)   

1852  On August - 24 birth of deacon White, American baseball player (d. 1919)   

1854  On August - 24 birth of nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer   

1856  On August - 24 birth of felix Mottl, composer   

1863  Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (d. 1918) was born on August - 24.   

1865  Ferdinand I VAM, king of Romania was born on this day in history.   

1872  Max Beerbohm, England, caricaturist/writer/wit (Saturday Review) was born on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history birth of rentaro Taki, composer   

1880  On August - 24 birth of joshua L Cowen, inventor (electric train)   

1880  Miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1886  On August - 24 birth of william Francis Gibbs, naval architect, designed Liberty ships   

1887  On this day in history birth of harry Hooper, American baseball player (d. 1974)   

1889  Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet was born on this day in history.   

1890  On August - 24 birth of duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24)   

1890  Franz Philipp, composer was born on August - 24.   

1890  Jean Rhys, British writer (d. 1979) was born on this day in history.   

1891  Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer was born on this day in history.   

1891  Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Kniertje in On hope) was born on August - 24.   

1894  Jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark) was born on August - 24.   

1895  Richard Cardinal Cushing, archbishop of Boston (d. 1970) was born on August - 24.   

1896  Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) was born on this day in history.   

1897  Fred Rose, American songwriter and publishing executive (d. 1954) was born on August - 24.   

1898  Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974) was born on August - 24.   

1898  On this day in history birth of malcolm Cowley, Belsano Penn, author (Flowering of New England)   

1898  Marie J Hugenholtz, [Doctor Grandi], surgeon on Curacao was born on August - 24.   

1899  Johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons) was born on this day in history.   

1899  Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina, writer of fiction, essays (Labyrinths) was born on August - 24.   

1899  Ruth Schaumann, German painter/writer (Rose, Black King) was born on this day in history.   

1900  Preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger) was born on August - 24.   

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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  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

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