Famous Birthdays In January - 24

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

1664  On this day in history birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)  

1670  On January - 24 birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)  

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

1712  On January - 24 birth of frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)  

1712  On January - 24 birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher  

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

1732  On this day in history 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  Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist was born on January - 24.  

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

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  Antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir) was born on January - 24.  

1774  On January - 24 birth of karl Moser, composer  

1776  Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine) was born on this day in history.  

1778  Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X was born on January - 24.  

1779  Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826) was born on January - 24.  

1798  On January - 24 birth of karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden)  

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

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  Adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 was born on January - 24.  

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

1828  Karol Studzinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on January - 24.  

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

0772  On January - 24 stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies  

0817  On January - 24 stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies  

1125  On this day in history 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 January - 24 death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)  

1376  On this day in history death of richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader