Famous Birthdays In October - 24

1887  Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso was born on October - 24.   

1887  Octave Lapize, French cyclist (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history birth of chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer (Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves)   

1890  On this day in history birth of kathleen Lockhart Manning, composer   

1891  Geertruida M W "Truus" Bakker, Dutch actress (The Two Orphans) was born on this day in history.   

1891  Rafael L Trujillo Molina, president/dictator of Dom Rep (1930-61) was born on October - 24.   

1892  Kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter was born on October - 24.   

1894  On October - 24 birth of bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Bengali author (d. 1987)   

1896  Jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol) was born on October - 24.   

1897  On October - 24 birth of lazar Weiner, composer   

1899  On October - 24 birth of ferhat Abbas, Algerian pharmacist/MP chairman (1962-63)   

1900  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages   

1900  Karl Otto Runolfsson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1901  Gilda Gray, Polish-born American actress and dancer (d. 1959) was born on October - 24.   

1903  On this day in history birth of melvin Purvis, American FBI agent (d. 1960)   

1904  On this day in history birth of moss Hart, Bronx NY, playwright (You Can't Take it With You, Act 1)   

1905  On October - 24 birth of elizabeth Poston, composer   

1906  Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, painter was born on this day in history.   

1906  Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (d. 1968) was born on this day in history.   

1908  John Alwyne Kitching, zoologist was born on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history birth of bill Carr, American athlete (d. 1966)   

1911  Clarence M Kelley, FBI head was born on this day in history.   

1911  On October - 24 birth of sonny Terry, rocker   

1911  Paul Grégoire, French Canadian archbishop of Montreal (d. 1993) was born on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history birth of molly Mary Hyde, cricketer   

1913  On this day in history birth of tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (d. 1984)   

1915  On this day in history birth of jean Vallerand, composer   

1915  On this day in history birth of tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (Figaro-Barber of Seville)   

1915  On October - 24 birth of bob Kane, American cartoonist (d. 1998)   

1915  On this day in history birth of roger Milliken, American millionaire   

1915  On October - 24 birth of marghanita Laski, British Journalist and Novelist(d. 1988)   

1917  Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals) was born on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history birth of frank Piasecki, American aeronautical engineer (d. 2008)   

1920  Louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Medea, Uncle Wanja) was born on October - 24.   

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0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on October - 24.   

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on October - 24.   

1537  On this day in history jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies   

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.   

1649  On October - 24 ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89