Famous Personalities Born In May - 24
Thursday, 03 April 2025
1522 John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on May - 24.
1544 On this day in history birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)
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 John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.
1619 On May - 24 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 May - 24 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 Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist was born on this day in history.
1751 Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802) was born on this day in history.
1753 Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington was born on this day in history.
1754 Giacomo Conti, composer was born on May - 24.
1767 On May - 24 birth of joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer
1781 On May - 24 birth of louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player
1794 William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) was born on May - 24.
1803 Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano was born on May - 24.
1803 On this day in history birth of alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866)
1807 Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature was born on this day in history.
1807 Thomas Duncan, painter was born on May - 24.
1810 Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism was born on this day in history.
1811 On this day in history birth of charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877
1816 On May - 24 birth of emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware)
1816 On May - 24 birth of robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894)
1819 Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) was born on May - 24.
1830 Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897) was born on May - 24.
1831 On this day in history birth of richard Hoffman, composer
1836 On this day in history birth of joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925)
1838 On May - 24 birth of paul Laband, German lawyer
1840 Frederick Walker, painter was born on May - 24.
1841 On May - 24 birth of charles Napier Henry, painter