Famous Birthdays In April - 24

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

1864  On April - 24 birth of george AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20)   

1867  Fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death) was born on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history birth of theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

1874  On this day in history birth of john Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial)   

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

1875  Jeno Huszka, composer was born on April - 24.   

1876  Ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (d. 1960) was born on April - 24.   

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

1877  Charles Cuvillier, composer was born on April - 24.   

1878  On April - 24 birth of jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958)   

1882  Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (d. 1970) was born on April - 24.   

1883  On this day in history birth of jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]   

1886  Kurt Pinthus, writer was born on April - 24.   

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 April - 24.   

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

1892  Jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack) was born on April - 24.   

1893  Robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance) was born on this day in history.   

1895  S Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner was born on April - 24.   

1897  Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history birth of gyorgy Kosa, composer   

1897  Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.   

1899  Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986) was born on April - 24.   

1903  Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange) was born on this day in history.   

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  Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens), dies was born on April - 24.   

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 this day in history birth of william Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946)   

1907  Vaclav Trojan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1908  Heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets) was born on this day in history.   

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0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0709  On this day in history wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  On April - 24 egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89   

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  On April - 24 death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on this day in history.   

1617  On April - 24 death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered