Famous Birthdays In January - 24

1287  Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on January - 24.  

1444  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on January - 24.  

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.  

1664  On this day in history birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)  

1670  On this day in history birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)  

1674  On January - 24 birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)  

1679  On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher  

1705  On January - 24 birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato  

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  

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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  Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808) was born on January - 24.  

1746  Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92) was born on January - 24.  

1750  Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist was born on this day in history.  

1754  Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820) was born on January - 24.  

1758  Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer was born on January - 24.  

1763  Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831) was born on January - 24.  

1767  Antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir) was born on January - 24.  

1774  On January - 24 birth of karl Moser, composer  

1776  On January - 24 birth of ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine)  

1778  Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X was born on January - 24.  

1779  Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.  

1798  On this day in history birth of karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden)  

1798  On January - 24 birth of karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician)  

1800  Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer was born on January - 24.  

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  John Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on this day in history.  

1828  Adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 was born on January - 24.  

1828  On this day in history birth of ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist  

1828  On January - 24 birth of karol Studzinski, composer  

1829  On this day in history birth of william Mason, composer  

1832  On January - 24 birth of john Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865  

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0041  On this day in history death of caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28  

0661  Death of Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered on January - 24.  

0772  Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies on January - 24.  

0817  On January - 24 stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies  

1125  On this day in history death of david IV of Georgia (b. 1073)  

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on January - 24.  

1366  On this day in history death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)  

1376  On this day in history death of richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader