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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)  

1738  On July - 24 birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)  

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 July - 24 birth of simon Bolívar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule  

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 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1803  On this day in history birth of alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist)  

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  Felix Godefroid, composer was born on July - 24.  

1821  On this day in history birth of william Poole, American gang member (New York City's Bowery Boys) (d. 1855)  

1826  On this day in history birth of francisco S Lopez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70)  

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 this day in history birth of raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter  

1842  Ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust) was born on this day in history.  

1851  Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935) was born on July - 24.  

1856  Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1345  On July - 24 death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered  

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on July - 24.  

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on July - 24.  

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

1712  On July - 24 cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies  

1739  On July - 24 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday