Famous Birthdays In August - 24
Friday, 25 October 2024
1113 On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy
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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)
1420 Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.
1531 On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer
1552 Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614) was born on this day in history.
1579 John Amner, composer was born on this day in history.
1580 John Taylor, English poet (d. 1654) was born on August - 24.
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 On August - 24 birth of alessandro Marcello, composer
1683 Meinrad Spiess, composer was born on this day in history.
1694 On August - 24 birth of theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25]
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 August - 24.
1725 On August - 24 birth of johann Balthasar Kehl, composer
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 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 this day in history.
1772 King William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.
1787 James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea) was born on August - 24.
1808 On this day in history birth of benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1808 On this day in history birth of thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891
1816 Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1820 On this day in history birth of jacopo Tomadini, composer
1821 On August - 24 birth of emmanuele Muzio, composer
1827 On this day in history birth of walter Husted Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867