Famous Personalities Born In July - 24
Sunday, 21 December 2025
1380 On this day in history birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint 

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 this day in history. 

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

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

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

1757 On this day in history birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) 

1759 Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on July - 24. 

1783 On this day in history birth of simon BolÃvar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule 

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

1794 On this day in history birth of johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865) 

1796 On this day in history birth of herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman 

1796 On July - 24 birth of john Middleton Clayton, Delaware, (Sen-Del)/US Sec of State (1849-50) 

1798 John Adams Dix, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 was born on this day in history. 

1802 Alexandre Dumas Pere, France, author (3 Musketeers) was born on July - 24. 

1802 On this day in history birth of ira Aldridge, famous African 

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 this day in history. 

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

1818 On July - 24 birth of felix Godefroid, composer 

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 this day in history. 

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 July - 24. 

1841 On July - 24 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 On this day in history birth of charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941) 

1857 On July - 24 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 this day in history birth of alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939) 

1862 On this day in history birth of johan A de Sleeve, [Adwaita], philosopher/classical/poet (Brahman) 

1864 B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu) was born on this day in history. 

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