Famous Birthdays In August - 24

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 August - 24.  

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on August - 24.  

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

1358  On this day in history birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)  

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

1420  On this day in history birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)  

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

1552  Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614) was born on August - 24.  

1579  John Amner, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1580  John Taylor, English poet (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.  

1591  On August - 24 birth of robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)  

1635  On August - 24 birth of peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699)  

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

1683  On August - 24 birth of meinrad Spiess, composer  

1694  Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25] was born on August - 24.  

1707  Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.  

1712  Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer was born on this day in history.  

1725  Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer was born on August - 24.  

1733  On August - 24 birth of david Traugott Nicolai, composer  

1750  On this day in history birth of letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1836)  

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 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 August - 24.  

1808  Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on August - 24.  

1808  Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on this day in history.  

1816  Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables was born on August - 24.  

1817  Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS] was born on this day in history.  

1817  Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1875) was born on August - 24.  

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

1821  Emmanuele Muzio, composer was born on this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history birth of walter Husted Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867  

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0079  On August - 24 death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)  

1103  On this day in history magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies  

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle  

1313  On August - 24 henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies  

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on August - 24.  

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on August - 24.  

1542  On August - 24 death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)  

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded