Famous Birthdays In December - 24

0003  On December - 24 birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)  

1167  On this day in history birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)  

1389  On this day in history birth of john VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)  

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on this day in history.  

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

1508  On December - 24 birth of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567)  

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

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

1609  On this day in history birth of philip Warwick, English writer and politician (d. 1683)  

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

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1653  Georg Motz, composer was born on December - 24.  

1679  On December - 24 birth of domenico Natale Sarro, composer  

1689  On this day in history birth of french van Mieris "the Young", Dutch painter/historian  

1698  On this day in history birth of william Warburton, English Bishop of Gloucester (d. 1779)  

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

1724  On this day in history birth of johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (d. 1811)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1761  Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831) was born on December - 24.  

1773  Joseph Wolfl, composer was born on December - 24.  

1784  On this day in history birth of grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1803)  

1791  On December - 24 birth of a Eugene Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton)  

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 December - 24.  

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

1810  On December - 24 birth of wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter (d. 1873)  

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

1812  On this day in history birth of karl Eduard Zachariae, German jurist (d. 1894)  

1813  Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer was born on December - 24.  

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

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0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on December - 24.  

1069  On this day in history godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies  

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on this day in history.  

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

1453  On December - 24 john Dunstable, English composer, dies  

1524  On December - 24 vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55  

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

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