Famous Birthdays In June - 24

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Ward Beecher, Litchfield Ct, clergyman/orator (Independent)   

1820  Henry Rootes Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born on June - 24.   

1822  On this day in history birth of birkett Davenport Fry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891   

1825  On this day in history birth of grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1844)   

1826  George Goyder, surveyor-general of South Australia (d. 1898) was born on this day in history.   

1832  On June - 24 birth of edward Harland, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1915   

1838  Gustav von Schmoller, German economist (Lectern Socialism) was born on this day in history.   

1839  Gustavus Franklin Swift, founded Swift & Co was born on this day in history.   

1840  Louis Brassin, composer was born on this day in history.   

1842  Ambrose Bierce, US, satirist (Devil's Dictionary) was born on June - 24.   

1847  On this day in history birth of gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer   

1848  On June - 24 birth of brooks Adams, US philosopher (Theory of Social Revolutions)   

1850  Horatio Herbert Kitchener, England, original Order of Merit member was born on June - 24.   

1852  Victor Adler, Austrian Foreign minister (1918) was born on June - 24.   

1860  Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (d. 1878) was born on June - 24.   

1873  On this day in history birth of thomas Carl Whitmer, composer   

1877  Aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer (Iveren) was born on this day in history.   

1879  On June - 24 birth of agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer   

1882  Carl Diem, German Olympic official (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.   

1882  On June - 24 birth of athanase David, Canadian politician and businessman (d. 1953)   

1886  On this day in history birth of george Shiels, Northern Irish dramatist (d. 1949)   

1888  On this day in history birth of gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)   

1891  Irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of roy O. Disney, a founder of the Walt Disney Company (d. 1971)   

1895  On this day in history birth of jack Dempsey, "Manassa Mauler", heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26)   

1897  On June - 24 birth of daniel K. Ludwig, American shipping magnate (d. 1992)   

1899  On June - 24 birth of bruce Marshall, writer   

1899  Chief Dan George, actor (Harry & Tonto, Little Big Man. Smith!) was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of memphis Minnie, rocker   

1900  Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

1901  Harry Partch, Oakland Calif, composer (Oedipus) was born on June - 24.   

1903  On this day in history birth of ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver   

1903  Phil Harris, Linton In, actor (Anything Goes, Robin Hood) was born on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history birth of kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit)   

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0803  On June - 24 death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on June - 24.   

1439  On this day in history death of duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382)   

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on June - 24.   

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged   

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on this day in history.