Famous Birthdays In December - 24

0003  On this day in history birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  John "without a land", king of England (1199-1216) was born on December - 24.   

1389  John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.   

1475  On December - 24 birth of thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537)   

1491  On December - 24 birth of ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)   

1508  Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) was born on December - 24.   

1564  On this day in history birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver   

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of philip Warwick, English writer and politician (d. 1683)   

1635  Mariana of Austria, second wife of king Philip IV of Spain (d. 1696) was born on December - 24.   

1653  Georg Motz, composer was born on December - 24.   

1679  On this day in history birth of domenico Natale Sarro, composer   

1689  French van Mieris "the Young", Dutch painter/historian was born on this day in history.   

1698  William Warburton, English Bishop of Gloucester (d. 1779) was born on December - 24.   

1714  On this day in history birth of rainieri De Calzabigi, Italian's literary (1st European Lottery)   

1716  Patrice F earl De Neney, South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council was born on December - 24.   

1719  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Altnikol, composer   

1724  Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (d. 1811) was born on this day in history.   

1726  On this day in history birth of johann Ernst Hartmann, composer   

1745  On December - 24 birth of benjamin Rush, Byberry Pa, physician/general/signer (Decl of Indep)   

1754  George Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet (Everlasting Mercy) was born on December - 24.   

1761  Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808) was born on December - 24.   

1761  Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831) was born on December - 24.   

1773  Joseph Wolfl, composer was born on December - 24.   

1784  Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1803) was born on December - 24.   

1791  A Eugene Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton) was born on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history birth of adam B Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet (Pan Tadeusz)   

1809  Christopher "Kit" Carson, KY, Union brig-general/indian fighter was born on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history birth of kit Carson, American frontiersman (d. 1868)   

1810  Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter (d. 1873) was born on December - 24.   

1812  On December - 24 birth of henry Russell, composer   

1812  On December - 24 birth of karl Eduard Zachariae, German jurist (d. 1894)   

1813  Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer was born on this day in history.   

1818  On December - 24 birth of james Prescott Joule, physicist (discovered conservation of energy)   

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0427  On December - 24 death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  On December - 24 godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  On December - 24 death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on this day in history.   

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on December - 24.   

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on December - 24.