Famous Birthdays In July - 24

1380  On this day in history birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint   

1660  On this day in history 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  On July - 24 birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on July - 24.   

1738  On this day in history birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)   

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 Bolívar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule was born on this day in history.   

1786  Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843) was born on this day in history.   

1794  Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865) was born on July - 24.   

1796  Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on this day in history.   

1796  John Middleton Clayton, Delaware, (Sen-Del)/US Sec of State (1849-50) was born on July - 24.   

1798  On this day in history 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  On July - 24 birth of antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810]   

1817  Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905) was born on July - 24.   

1818  On this day in history birth of felix Godefroid, composer   

1821  On July - 24 birth of william Poole, American gang member (New York City's Bowery Boys) (d. 1855)   

1826  Francisco S Lopez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70) was born on July - 24.   

1826  On July - 24 birth of ivan Bloch, Polish military theorist and peace activist (d. 1902)   

1827  On July - 24 birth of julius Adolph de Lagnel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912   

1832  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Lauterbach, violinist   

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 July - 24 birth of friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935)   

1856  Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941) was born on July - 24.   

1857  Henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917) was born on July - 24.   

1858  Wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920) was born on July - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1864  On July - 24 birth of b[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu)   

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1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on July - 24.   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on July - 24.   

1345  Death of Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered on this day in history.   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on this day in history.   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.