Famous Birthdays In August - 24

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  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.  

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  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.  

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

1579  John Amner, composer was born on August - 24.  

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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  Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699) was born on August - 24.  

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 this day in history.  

1707  On August - 24 birth of selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. 1791)  

1712  On August - 24 birth of cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer  

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

1733  On this day in history birth of david Traugott Nicolai, composer  

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

1758  On August - 24 birth of sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1794)  

1759  William Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade was born on August - 24.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1817  Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.  

1820  Jacopo Tomadini, composer was born on August - 24.  

1821  On August - 24 birth of emmanuele Muzio, composer  

1827  On August - 24 birth of walter Husted Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867  

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0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on August - 24.  

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.  

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on August - 24.  

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on this day in history.  

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on this day in history.  

1542  On this day in history 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