Famous Personalities Born In May - 24
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
1522 On this day in history birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)
1544 William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on this day in history.
1605 Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.
1610 Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on May - 24.
1616 On May - 24 birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)
1619 On this day in history birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter
1650 John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on May - 24.
1671 Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.
1677 On this day in history birth of alexandre de Villenueve, composer
1689 On this day in history birth of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769)
1736 On this day in history birth of juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer
1738 George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) was born on this day in history.
1743 On this day in history birth of jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist
1751 On May - 24 birth of charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)
1753 Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington was born on this day in history.
1754 On May - 24 birth of giacomo Conti, composer
1767 On this day in history birth of joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer
1781 Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player was born on May - 24.
1794 On this day in history birth of william Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)
1803 Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano was born on May - 24.
1803 Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.
1807 Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature was born on this day in history.
1807 Thomas Duncan, painter was born on this day in history.
1810 On this day in history birth of abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism
1811 Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 was born on this day in history.
1816 Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware) was born on this day in history.
1816 On this day in history birth of robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894)
1819 On this day in history birth of victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901)
1830 On this day in history birth of alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897)
1831 Richard Hoffman, composer was born on this day in history.
1836 Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925) was born on May - 24.
1838 Paul Laband, German lawyer was born on this day in history.
1840 Frederick Walker, painter was born on this day in history.
1841 Charles Napier Henry, painter was born on May - 24.