Famous Birthdays In January - 24

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  On this day in history birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)  

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

1670  On January - 24 birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)  

1674  On this day in history birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)  

1679  On January - 24 birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher  

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on January - 24.  

1712  On January - 24 birth of frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)  

1712  Georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher was born on this day in history.  

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1724  Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.  

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  On January - 24 birth of gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92)  

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  On this day in history birth of johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer  

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 January - 24.  

1774  Karl Moser, composer was born on this day in history.  

1776  Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine) was born on January - 24.  

1778  Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X was born on this day in history.  

1779  On January - 24 birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)  

1798  On January - 24 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  On January - 24 birth of edwin Chadwick, British social reformer  

1814  On January - 24 birth of abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector  

1814  Abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector was born on January - 24.  

1820  John Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on this day in history.  

1828  On this day in history birth of adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

1828  Ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist was born on this day in history.  

1828  Karol Studzinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1829  William Mason, composer was born on this day in history.  

1832  John Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on January - 24.  

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0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on this day in history.  

0661  On January - 24 death of ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered  

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

0817  On this day in history stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies  

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on January - 24.  

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1366  Death of Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299) on this day in history.  

1376  On January - 24 death of richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader