Famous Personalities Born In January - 24
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
1287 Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on this day in history. 

1444 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on this day in history. 

1638 On January - 24 birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) 

1664 On January - 24 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 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 Georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher was born on January - 24. 

1724 Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789) was born on January - 24. 

1732 On January - 24 birth of pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville) 

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 On January - 24 birth of wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist 

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

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

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

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

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