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  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president was born on this day in history.   

1874  On April - 24 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 this day in history.   

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

1876  Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960) was born on April - 24.   

1877  On April - 24 birth of charles Cuvillier, composer   

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

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

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

1886  On April - 24 birth of kurt Pinthus, writer   

1886  On this day in history birth of r Pelgrom, oldest Dutch man (died Apr 15, 1994, 9 days short of 108)   

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

1889  On April - 24 birth of [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45)   

1889  On April - 24 birth of lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924)   

1892  On April - 24 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  On April - 24 birth of s Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner   

1897  Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797) was born on April - 24.   

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  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 this day in history birth of robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men)   

1906  William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1907  Vaclav Trojan, composer was born on April - 24.   

1908  On April - 24 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  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

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

1077  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  On April - 24 death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  On this day in history death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

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

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