Famous Personalities Born In January - 24
Sunday, 09 February 2025
1287 On January - 24 birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)
1444 On January - 24 birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
1638 On this day in history birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)
1664 On this day in history birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)
1670 On this day in history birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)
1674 Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on January - 24.
1679 On January - 24 birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher
1705 On this day in history birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato
1712 Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) was born on January - 24.
1712 On January - 24 birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher
1724 On this day in history birth of frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
1732 Pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.
1742 Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808) was born on this day in history.
1746 Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92) was born on January - 24.
1750 On this day in history birth of wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist
1754 Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.
1758 On this day in history birth of johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer
1763 On January - 24 birth of louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831)
1767 On this day in history birth of antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)
1774 Karl Moser, composer was born on January - 24.
1776 On this day in history birth of ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine)
1778 Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X was born on this day in history.
1779 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)
1798 Karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden) was born on this day in history.
1798 Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician) was born on this day in history.
1800 Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer was born on January - 24.
1814 On this day in history birth of abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector
1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector was born on January - 24.
1820 On January - 24 birth of john Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
1828 On this day in history birth of adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1828 Ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist was born on January - 24.
1828 On this day in history birth of karol Studzinski, composer
1829 William Mason, composer was born on January - 24.
1832 John Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on January - 24.