Famous Birthdays In July - 24

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

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on July - 24.  

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik  

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

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

1786  Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843) was born on July - 24.  

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

1796  On July - 24 birth of herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman  

1796  John Middleton Clayton, Delaware, (Sen-Del)/US Sec of State (1849-50) was born on this day in history.  

1798  John Adams Dix, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 was born on July - 24.  

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

1802  On July - 24 birth of ira Aldridge, famous African  

1803  Alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist) was born on July - 24.  

1815  On this day in history birth of antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810]  

1817  On this day in history birth of adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)  

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

1821  William Poole, American gang member (New York City's Bowery Boys) (d. 1855) was born on this day in history.  

1826  Francisco S Lopez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1832  Johann Christoph Lauterbach, violinist was born on July - 24.  

1841  Raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter was born on this day in history.  

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 July - 24 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 this day in history birth of wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920)  

1860  Alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939) was born on July - 24.  

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

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  On July - 24 death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights  

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

1568  On July - 24 death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)  

1594  On July - 24 death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)  

1652  On July - 24 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.