Famous Personalities Born In April - 24
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
1533 On April - 24 birth of william I of Orange (d. 1584) 

1538 Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on this day in history. 

1581 Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) was born on April - 24. 

1594 On April - 24 birth of benedikt Lechler, composer 

1620 John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on April - 24. 

1660 On this day in history birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver 

1670 On this day in history birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer 

1706 Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on this day in history. 

1718 On April - 24 birth of nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. 1784) 

1721 Johann Philipp Kirnberger, German composer, baptised was born on this day in history. 

1742 On April - 24 birth of roman Hoffstetter, composer 

1743 On this day in history birth of edmund Cartwright, England, cleric, inventor (power loom) 

1750 On this day in history birth of simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician 

1766 Robert Bailey Thomas, founder (Farmer's Almanac) was born on April - 24. 

1769 On this day in history birth of arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington 

1773 Harman W Muntinghe, lawyer/Dutch colonial director was born on this day in history. 

1784 Peter Vivian Daniel, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1860) was born on this day in history. 

1791 On April - 24 birth of nikolaj A Bestuzhev, Russia, writer/painter (Account about Holland) 

1796 K L Immermann, writer was born on this day in history. 

1804 On this day in history birth of thomas Oliver Selfridge, Comm (Union Navy) 

1807 On this day in history birth of charles Ferguson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 

1814 Angela Burdett-Coutts, philanthropist extrordinaire was born on April - 24. 

1814 On this day in history birth of vincente F Lopez, Argentina historian (La Novia del Hereje) 

1815 On April - 24 birth of anthony Trollope, England, novelist/poet (Barchester Towers) 

1815 James Edward Harrison, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1875 was born on this day in history. 

1822 Erastus Barnard Tyler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history. 

1824 Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp forger was born on this day in history. 

1828 Robert Brank Vance, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on this day in history. 

1829 George Peabody Estey, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1881 was born on April - 24. 

1836 Jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist was born on April - 24. 

1837 Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat (die graue Eminenz) was born on this day in history. 

1845 Carl Spitteler, Switz, poet (Prometheus & Epimetheus; Nobel 1919) was born on April - 24. 

1849 Joseph S Gallieni, general (Battle of Marne)/milt governor (Paris) was born on this day in history. 

1851 On this day in history birth of eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguaian writer (Ismael, Grito de Gloria) 

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