Famous Birthdays In August - 24

1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy  

1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)  

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

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 August - 24.  

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

1552  Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614) was born on this day in history.  

1579  On this day in history birth of john Amner, composer  

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1580  On this day in history birth of john Taylor, English poet (d. 1654)  

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

1635  Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699) was born on August - 24.  

1669  Alessandro Marcello, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1694  On August - 24 birth of theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25]  

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

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

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

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

1750  Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1808  Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1808  On August - 24 birth of thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891  

1816  On this day in history birth of daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables  

1817  On August - 24 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  Emmanuele Muzio, composer was born on August - 24.  

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

1217  On August - 24 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  On this day in history death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)  

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 August - 24.