Famous Birthdays In August - 24
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
1113 Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on this day in history.
1113 Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on this day in history.
1198 On this day in history birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)
1210 On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland
1358 King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on this day in history.
1393 On this day in history birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)
1420 On August - 24 birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)
1531 Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on August - 24.
1552 Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614) was born on August - 24.
1579 John Amner, composer was born on August - 24.
1580 On this day in history birth of john Taylor, English poet (d. 1654)
1591 Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) was born on this day in history.
1635 On August - 24 birth of peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699)
1669 On August - 24 birth of alessandro Marcello, composer
1683 On August - 24 birth of meinrad Spiess, composer
1694 On August - 24 birth of theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25]
1707 On this day in history birth of selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. 1791)
1712 Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer was born on this day in history.
1725 Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer was born on August - 24.
1733 David Traugott Nicolai, composer was born on this day in history.
1750 Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.
1758 Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.
1759 William Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade was born on August - 24.
1772 Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Neth (1814-40) was born on August - 24.
1772 King William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840) was born on August - 24.
1787 James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea) was born on this day in history.
1808 Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1808 Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on August - 24.
1816 On this day in history birth of daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables
1817 Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS] was born on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history birth of aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1875)
1820 On this day in history birth of jacopo Tomadini, composer
1821 On this day in history birth of emmanuele Muzio, composer
1827 Walter Husted Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.