Famous Personalities Born In August - 24
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
1113 On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy 

1113 Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on August - 24. 

1198 On this day in history birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) 

1210 Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on this day in history. 

1358 King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24. 

1393 Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on August - 24. 

1420 On August - 24 birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) 

1531 Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history. 

1552 On August - 24 birth of lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614) 

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 August - 24. 

1635 On this day in history birth of peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699) 

1669 Alessandro Marcello, composer was born on August - 24. 

1683 Meinrad Spiess, composer was born on August - 24. 

1694 Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25] was born on this day in history. 

1707 Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. 1791) was born on August - 24. 

1712 Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer was born on August - 24. 

1725 Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer was born on this day in history. 

1733 David Traugott Nicolai, composer was born on August - 24. 

1750 Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1836) was born on August - 24. 

1758 Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1794) was born on August - 24. 

1759 William Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade was born on this day in history. 

1772 On August - 24 birth of willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Neth (1814-40) 

1772 On August - 24 birth of king William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840) 

1787 James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea) was born on this day in history. 

1808 On August - 24 birth of benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army) 

1808 Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on August - 24. 

1816 Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables was born on this day in history. 

1817 On this day in history birth of aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS] 

1817 On this day in history birth of aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1875) 

1820 Jacopo Tomadini, composer was born on this day in history. 

1821 Emmanuele Muzio, composer was born on August - 24. 

1827 Walter Husted Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on August - 24. 

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