Famous Birthdays In December - 24

0003  Galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on December - 24.  

1167  John "without a land", king of England (1199-1216) was born on December - 24.  

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 December - 24.  

1491  Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556) was born on December - 24.  

1508  On December - 24 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 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  Georg Motz, composer was born on December - 24.  

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 this day in history birth of rainieri De Calzabigi, Italian's literary (1st European Lottery)  

1716  Patrice F earl De Neney, South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council was born on this day in history.  

1719  Johann Christoph Altnikol, composer was born on December - 24.  

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

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

1745  Benjamin Rush, Byberry Pa, physician/general/signer (Decl of Indep) was born on this day in history.  

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

1761  Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808) was born on December - 24.  

1761  On December - 24 birth of jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831)  

1773  On December - 24 birth of joseph Wolfl, composer  

1784  Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1803) was born on December - 24.  

1791  A Eugene Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton) was born on this day in history.  

1798  Adam B Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet (Pan Tadeusz) was born on this day in history.  

1809  Christopher "Kit" Carson, KY, Union brig-general/indian fighter was born on December - 24.  

1809  On December - 24 birth of kit Carson, American frontiersman (d. 1868)  

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

1812  Henry Russell, composer was born on this day in history.  

1812  On December - 24 birth of karl Eduard Zachariae, German jurist (d. 1894)  

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

1818  On this day in history birth of james Prescott Joule, physicist (discovered conservation of energy)  

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

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

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on December - 24.  

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

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 December - 24 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