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Famous Birthdays In January - 24

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

1287  Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on this day in history.  

1444  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1679  On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher  

1705  On this day in history birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato  

1712  On this day in history birth of frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)  

1712  On this day in history birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher  

1724  On this day in history birth of frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)  

1732  On this day in history birth of pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville)  

1742  On this day in history birth of anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808)  

1746  Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92) was born on this day in history.  

1750  Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831)  

1767  Antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir) was born on this day in history.  

1774  Karl Moser, composer was born on this day in history.  

1776  On this day in history birth of ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine)  

1778  On this day in history birth of charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X  

1779  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)  

1798  On this day in history birth of karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden)  

1798  On this day in history birth of karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician)  

1800  Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1820  John Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on this day in history.  

1828  Adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 was born on this day in history.  

1828  On this day in history birth of ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist  

1828  Karol Studzinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history birth of william Mason, composer  

1832  John Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on this day in history.  

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Famous Deaths In January - 24

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1125  On this day in history death of david IV of Georgia (b. 1073)  

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1366  Death of Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299) on this day in history.  

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on this day in history.  

1473  Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies on this day in history.  

1547  Death of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason on this day in history.  

1595  Death of Ferdinand II of Austria (b. 1529) on this day in history.  

1626  On this day in history death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)