Famous Birthdays In January - 24
Thursday, 08 June 2023
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 Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on January - 24.
1664 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher
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 Georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher was born on January - 24.
1724 On January - 24 birth of frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
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 this day in history.
1750 On this day in history birth of wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist
1754 On this day in history 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 On January - 24 birth of antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)
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 Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1800 Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer was born on January - 24.
1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector was born on this day in history.
1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector was born on this day in history.
1820 John Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on January - 24.
1828 Adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 was born on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history birth of ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist
1828 Karol Studzinski, composer was born on January - 24.
1829 On January - 24 birth of william Mason, composer
1832 John Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on this day in history.