Famous Birthdays In December - 24

0003  Galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on this day in history.  

1167  On December - 24 birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)  

1389  John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) was born on December - 24.  

1475  On December - 24 birth of thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537)  

1491  On December - 24 birth of ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)  

1508  Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) was born on December - 24.  

1564  On December - 24 birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver  

1588  On this day in history birth of constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631)  

1609  Philip Warwick, English writer and politician (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.  

1635  Mariana of Austria, second wife of king Philip IV of Spain (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

1653  On December - 24 birth of georg Motz, composer  

1679  Domenico Natale Sarro, composer was born on this day in history.  

1689  On December - 24 birth of french van Mieris "the Young", Dutch painter/historian  

1698  William Warburton, English Bishop of Gloucester (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.  

1714  On December - 24 birth of rainieri De Calzabigi, Italian's literary (1st European Lottery)  

1716  On December - 24 birth of patrice F earl De Neney, South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council  

1719  Johann Christoph Altnikol, composer was born on this day in history.  

1724  Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (d. 1811) was born on December - 24.  

1726  On December - 24 birth of johann Ernst Hartmann, composer  

1745  Benjamin Rush, Byberry Pa, physician/general/signer (Decl of Indep) was born on December - 24.  

1754  George Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet (Everlasting Mercy) was born on December - 24.  

1761  On this day in history birth of selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808)  

1761  On this day in history birth of jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831)  

1773  On December - 24 birth of joseph Wolfl, composer  

1784  On December - 24 birth of grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1803)  

1791  On this day in history birth of a Eugene Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton)  

1798  Adam B Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet (Pan Tadeusz) was born on December - 24.  

1809  On December - 24 birth of christopher "Kit" Carson, KY, Union brig-general/indian fighter  

1809  Kit Carson, American frontiersman (d. 1868) was born on this day in history.  

1810  Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history birth of henry Russell, composer  

1812  Karl Eduard Zachariae, German jurist (d. 1894) was born on December - 24.  

1813  Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer was born on this day in history.  

1818  James Prescott Joule, physicist (discovered conservation of energy) was born on December - 24.  

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0427  On December - 24 death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople  

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on December - 24.  

1257  On this day in history death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)  

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on this day in history.  

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on this day in history.  

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on this day in history.  

1541  On this day in history andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61  

1548  On this day in history maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies