Famous Birthdays In August - 24

1828  George Hume "Maryland" Steuart, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

1837  Theodore Dubois, composer was born on August - 24.   

1839  Eduard Napravnik, composer was born on this day in history.   

1842  Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market) was born on August - 24.   

1845  On August - 24 birth of james C. Calhoun, American soldier, brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1876)   

1851  On this day in history birth of tom Kendall, Australian cricketer (d. 1924)   

1852  Deacon White, American baseball player (d. 1919) was born on August - 24.   

1854  Nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer was born on this day in history.   

1856  Felix Mottl, composer was born on this day in history.   

1863  Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I VAM, king of Romania   

1872  Max Beerbohm, England, caricaturist/writer/wit (Saturday Review) was born on this day in history.   

1879  Rentaro Taki, composer was born on this day in history.   

1880  Joshua L Cowen, inventor (electric train) was born on this day in history.   

1880  Miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history birth of william Francis Gibbs, naval architect, designed Liberty ships   

1887  On this day in history birth of harry Hooper, American baseball player (d. 1974)   

1889  On August - 24 birth of simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet   

1890  On this day in history birth of duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24)   

1890  Franz Philipp, composer was born on August - 24.   

1890  Jean Rhys, British writer (d. 1979) was born on this day in history.   

1891  Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer was born on this day in history.   

1891  Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Kniertje in On hope) was born on August - 24.   

1894  Jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark) was born on August - 24.   

1895  On August - 24 birth of richard Cardinal Cushing, archbishop of Boston (d. 1970)   

1896  Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) was born on this day in history.   

1897  Fred Rose, American songwriter and publishing executive (d. 1954) was born on August - 24.   

1898  Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974) was born on this day in history.   

1898  Malcolm Cowley, Belsano Penn, author (Flowering of New England) was born on August - 24.   

1898  On this day in history birth of marie J Hugenholtz, [Doctor Grandi], surgeon on Curacao   

1899  On August - 24 birth of johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons)   

1899  Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina, writer of fiction, essays (Labyrinths) was born on August - 24.   

1899  On August - 24 birth of ruth Schaumann, German painter/writer (Rose, Black King)   

1900  On August - 24 birth of preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on this day in history.   

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

1217  On August - 24 eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

1371  On this day in history death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  On this day in history death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on August - 24.   

1572  On this day in history death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded