Famous Birthdays In January - 24

1287  On January - 24 birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)  

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 January - 24 birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)  

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato  

1712  Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) was born on January - 24.  

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

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1724  On January - 24 birth of frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)  

1732  Pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville) was born on January - 24.  

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  Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.  

1758  Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1763  Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.  

1767  Antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir) was born on this day in history.  

1774  On January - 24 birth of karl Moser, composer  

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

1778  On January - 24 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  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  On January - 24 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 January - 24.  

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  On January - 24 death of caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28  

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

0772  On this day in history stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies  

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on this day in history.  

1125  On January - 24 death of david IV of Georgia (b. 1073)  

1336  On January - 24 alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36  

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

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on January - 24.