Famous Birthdays In August - 24

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   

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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  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on August - 24.   

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

1371  On August - 24 death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

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

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

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on this day in history.