Famous Personalities Born In July - 24
Thursday, 06 November 2025
1380 Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on July - 24. 

1660 On July - 24 birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) 

1686 Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on July - 24. 

1720 Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born on this day in history. 

1725 On July - 24 birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) 

1738 Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on this day in history. 

1757 Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on July - 24. 

1759 On July - 24 birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) 

1783 Simon BolÃvar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule was born on July - 24. 

1786 On this day in history birth of joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843) 

1794 Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865) was born on this day in history. 

1796 Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on July - 24. 

1796 On this day in history birth of john Middleton Clayton, Delaware, (Sen-Del)/US Sec of State (1849-50) 

1798 On July - 24 birth of john Adams Dix, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 

1802 On this day in history birth of alexandre Dumas Pere, France, author (3 Musketeers) 

1802 Ira Aldridge, famous African was born on July - 24. 

1803 Alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist) was born on this day in history. 

1815 Antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810] was born on July - 24. 

1817 Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905) was born on this day in history. 

1818 Felix Godefroid, composer was born on this day in history. 

1821 William Poole, American gang member (New York City's Bowery Boys) (d. 1855) was born on July - 24. 

1826 On July - 24 birth of francisco S Lopez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70) 

1826 Ivan Bloch, Polish military theorist and peace activist (d. 1902) was born on July - 24. 

1827 Julius Adolph de Lagnel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 was born on this day in history. 

1832 Johann Christoph Lauterbach, violinist was born on this day in history. 

1841 On this day in history birth of raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter 

1842 On July - 24 birth of ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust) 

1851 On this day in history birth of friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935) 

1856 On July - 24 birth of charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941) 

1857 On this day in history birth of henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917) 

1858 On July - 24 birth of wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920) 

1860 On July - 24 birth of alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939) 

1862 Johan A de Sleeve, [Adwaita], philosopher/classical/poet (Brahman) was born on July - 24. 

1864 On this day in history birth of b[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu) 

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