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 this day in history birth of ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)  

1508  On this day in history birth of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567)  

1564  Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver was born on December - 24.  

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.  

1609  Philip Warwick, English writer and politician (d. 1683) was born on December - 24.  

1635  On this day in history birth of mariana of Austria, second wife of king Philip IV of Spain (d. 1696)  

1653  On December - 24 birth of georg Motz, composer  

1679  On this day in history birth of domenico Natale Sarro, composer  

1689  French van Mieris "the Young", Dutch painter/historian was born on this day in history.  

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

1714  Rainieri De Calzabigi, Italian's literary (1st European Lottery) was born on this day in history.  

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

1719  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Altnikol, composer  

1724  On December - 24 birth of johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (d. 1811)  

1726  Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

1745  On December - 24 birth of benjamin Rush, Byberry Pa, physician/general/signer (Decl of Indep)  

1754  On this day in history birth of george Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet (Everlasting Mercy)  

1761  Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808) was born on this day in history.  

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

1773  On this day in history birth of joseph Wolfl, composer  

1784  Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

1791  A Eugene Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton) was born on December - 24.  

1798  On this day in history birth of adam B Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet (Pan Tadeusz)  

1809  Christopher "Kit" Carson, KY, Union brig-general/indian fighter was born on this day in history.  

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

1810  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter (d. 1873)  

1812  On December - 24 birth of henry Russell, composer  

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

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Wellington Greatorex, composer  

1818  On December - 24 birth of james Prescott Joule, physicist (discovered conservation of energy)  

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0427  On this day in history death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople  

1069  On December - 24 godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies  

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

1380  On December - 24 john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies  

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on December - 24.  

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on December - 24.  

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on December - 24.  

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on this day in history.