Famous Personalities Born In January - 24
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1287 On January - 24 birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)
1444 On January - 24 birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
1638 Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on January - 24.
1664 On this day in history birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)
1670 William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on January - 24.
1674 Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.
1679 On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher
1705 Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on January - 24.
1712 On this day in history birth of frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)
1712 On January - 24 birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher
1724 On this day in history birth of frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
1732 On January - 24 birth of pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville)
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 this day in history.
1750 On January - 24 birth of wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist
1754 On January - 24 birth of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820)
1758 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer was born on January - 24.
1763 On January - 24 birth of louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831)
1767 Antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir) was born on this day in history.
1774 Karl Moser, composer was born on this day in history.
1776 On January - 24 birth of ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine)
1778 On this day in history birth of charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X
1779 On January - 24 birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)
1798 On this day in history birth of karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden)
1798 On this day in history birth of karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician)
1800 Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer was born on this day in history.
1814 On this day in history birth of abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector
1814 On this day in history birth of abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector
1820 John Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on January - 24.
1828 On this day in history birth of adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1828 On January - 24 birth of ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist
1828 On January - 24 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.