Famous Birthdays In March - 24

1188  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I was born on March - 24.   

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) was born on March - 24.   

1494  On March - 24 birth of georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica)   

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on March - 24.   

1628  Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

1630  Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal was born on March - 24.   

1657  On this day in history birth of arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)   

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.   

1703  Jose F de Isla, [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer was born on this day in history.   

1714  Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer was born on this day in history.   

1725  Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813) was born on March - 24.   

1725  On this day in history birth of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1788)   

1732  Gian Francesco de Majo, composer was born on this day in history.   

1740  John Antes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1749  On March - 24 birth of bernard Jumentier, composer   

1755  On this day in history birth of rufus King, framer of US constitution   

1762  On March - 24 birth of marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo)   

1782  On March - 24 birth of orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836)   

1796  On this day in history birth of john Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. 1878)   

1797  On March - 24 birth of antonio Rosmini-Serbati, philosopher/founder (Institute of Charity)   

1802  On this day in history birth of jacob van Lennep, attorney/Dutch MP   

1808  Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836) was born on March - 24.   

1809  On March - 24 birth of joseph Liouville, France, discover of transcendental numbers   

1814  Galen Clark, US, naturalist/discovered Mariposa Grove was born on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history birth of aime Maillart, composer   

1820  A. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.   

1820  Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history birth of elisa Felix, [Rachel], tragedienne   

1821  On March - 24 birth of [George] Hector Tyndale, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1829  On this day in history birth of george Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)   

1829  On March - 24 birth of ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862)   

1830  Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.   

1834  John Wesley Powell, US, geologist/explorer/ethnologist was born on March - 24.   

1834  On March - 24 birth of william Morris, England, designer/craftsman/poet/socialist   

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0809  On this day in history harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at 44   

1284  Death of King Hugh III of Cyprus on this day in history.   

1381  On March - 24 death of saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint   

1396  On March - 24 death of walter Hilton, English mystic   

1400  Florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies on March - 24.   

1455  Nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1471  On this day in history thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55   

1558  Anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies on March - 24.