Famous Personalities Born In July - 24
Monday, 03 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 On this day in history birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik 

1725 John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

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

1786 On July - 24 birth of joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843) 

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

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

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

1798 On this day in history birth of john Adams Dix, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 

1802 Alexandre Dumas Pere, France, author (3 Musketeers) was born on this day in history. 

1802 Ira Aldridge, famous African was born on this day in history. 

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

1815 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

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

1827 On this day in history birth of julius Adolph de Lagnel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 

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 Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935) was born on July - 24. 

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

1857 Henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917) was born on this day in history. 

1858 Wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920) was born on this day in history. 

1860 Alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939) was born on this day in history. 

1862 Johan A de Sleeve, [Adwaita], philosopher/classical/poet (Brahman) was born on this day in history. 

1864 B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu) was born on July - 24. 

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