Famous Personalities Born In July - 24
Friday, 29 August 2025
1380 On July - 24 birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint
1660 Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on July - 24.
1686 On July - 24 birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 July - 24 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 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 On July - 24 birth of alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist)
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 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 July - 24.
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1841 On July - 24 birth of raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter
1842 On this day in history birth of ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust)
1851 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917)
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 July - 24.
1862 Johan A de Sleeve, [Adwaita], philosopher/classical/poet (Brahman) was born on July - 24.
1864 B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu) was born on this day in history.