Famous Birthdays In January - 24
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
1287 Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on this day in history.
1444 On this day in history birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
1638 On January - 24 birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)
1664 John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on January - 24.
1670 William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.
1674 Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.
1679 Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.
1705 Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on this day in history.
1712 On this day in history birth of frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)
1712 On this day in history birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher
1724 Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789) was born on January - 24.
1732 Pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville) was born on January - 24.
1742 On this day in history birth of anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808)
1746 Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92) was born on January - 24.
1750 Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist was born on January - 24.
1754 On January - 24 birth of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820)
1758 On this day in history birth of johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer
1763 Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.
1767 On this day in history birth of antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)
1774 On this day in history birth of karl Moser, composer
1776 Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine) was born on January - 24.
1778 On January - 24 birth of charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X
1779 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)
1798 Karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden) was born on January - 24.
1798 Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician) was born on January - 24.
1800 On this day in history birth of edwin Chadwick, British social reformer
1814 On this day in history birth of abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector
1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector was born on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history birth of john Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
1828 On January - 24 birth of adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1828 Ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist was born on January - 24.
1828 On this day in history birth of karol Studzinski, composer
1829 William Mason, composer was born on January - 24.
1832 John Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on this day in history.