Famous Personalities Born In January - 24
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1287 On this day in history birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)
1444 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on this day in history.
1638 Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.
1664 On January - 24 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 January - 24.
1679 Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.
1705 On January - 24 birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato
1712 Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) was born on January - 24.
1712 On this day in history 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 Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist was born on this day in history.
1754 On this day in history birth of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820)
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 On January - 24 birth of antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)
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 Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826) was born on January - 24.
1798 Karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden) was born on this day in history.
1798 Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician) was born on this day in history.
1800 Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer was born on this day in history.
1814 On January - 24 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 January - 24 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 John Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on January - 24.