Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 24

1856  Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) was born on April - 24.   

1864  On this day in history birth of george AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20)   

1867  On this day in history birth of fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)   

1873  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president was born on April - 24.   

1874  John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial) was born on April - 24.   

1874  Willem E Roelofs, Dutch painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1875  On April - 24 birth of jeno Huszka, composer   

1876  On this day in history birth of ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (d. 1960)   

1876  Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

1877  Charles Cuvillier, composer was born on this day in history.   

1878  Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history birth of hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (d. 1970)   

1883  Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30] was born on this day in history.   

1886  Kurt Pinthus, writer was born on this day in history.   

1886  R Pelgrom, oldest Dutch man (died Apr 15, 1994, 9 days short of 108) was born on April - 24.   

1887  On April - 24 birth of denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (d. 1931)   

1889  [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45) was born on this day in history.   

1889  Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack)   

1893  Robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance) was born on April - 24.   

1895  S Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner was born on this day in history.   

1897  On April - 24 birth of benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)   

1897  Gyorgy Kosa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1897  Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955) was born on April - 24.   

1899  On April - 24 birth of oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986)   

1903  On April - 24 birth of jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange)   

1903  Mike Michalske, NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers) was born on April - 24.   

1903  Siegfried F Nadel, Austrian/British anthropologist (Black Byzantium) was born on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history birth of friedrich Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens), dies   

1904  Willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On April - 24 birth of robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men)   

1906  On April - 24 birth of william Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946)   

1907  On this day in history birth of vaclav Trojan, composer   

1908  On this day in history birth of heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets)   

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0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 24.   

0709  On April - 24 wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on April - 24.   

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on April - 24.   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on April - 24.   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on this day in history.   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on April - 24.   

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on this day in history.