Famous Birthdays In January - 24

1287  Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on this day in history.  

1444  On this day in history birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)  

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

1664  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on January - 24.  

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  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.  

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on this day in history.  

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  

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  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 January - 24.  

1750  Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist was born on January - 24.  

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

1767  On this day in history birth of antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)  

1774  On this day in history 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  Karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden) was born on January - 24.  

1798  Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician) was born on January - 24.  

1800  On this day in history birth of edwin Chadwick, British social reformer  

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  On this day in history birth of john Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906  

1828  On January - 24 birth of adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

1828  Ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist was born on January - 24.  

1828  On this day in history birth of karol Studzinski, composer  

1829  William Mason, composer was born on January - 24.  

1832  John Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on this day in history.  

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0041  On January - 24 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  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on this day in history.  

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on this day in history.  

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