Famous Birthdays In March - 24

1188  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I was born on March - 24.  

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) was born on this day in history.  

1494  Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) was born on March - 24.  

1607  On March - 24 birth of michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune)  

1628  Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

1630  On this day in history birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal  

1657  On this day in history birth of arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)  

1693  On this day in history birth of john Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)  

1703  On March - 24 birth of jose F de Isla, [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer  

1714  Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1725  Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.  

1725  Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1788) was born on March - 24.  

1732  Gian Francesco de Majo, composer was born on this day in history.  

1740  John Antes, composer was born on this day in history.  

1749  Bernard Jumentier, composer was born on March - 24.  

1755  Rufus King, framer of US constitution was born on this day in history.  

1762  Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo) was born on March - 24.  

1782  On this day in history birth of orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836)  

1796  On March - 24 birth of john Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. 1878)  

1797  On March - 24 birth of antonio Rosmini-Serbati, philosopher/founder (Institute of Charity)  

1802  Jacob van Lennep, attorney/Dutch MP was born on this day in history.  

1808  Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836) was born on March - 24.  

1809  On this day in history birth of joseph Liouville, France, discover of transcendental numbers  

1814  On March - 24 birth of galen Clark, US, naturalist/discovered Mariposa Grove  

1817  Aime Maillart, composer was born on March - 24.  

1820  A. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.  

1820  Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915) was born on March - 24.  

1821  On this day in history birth of elisa Felix, [Rachel], tragedienne  

1821  On March - 24 birth of [George] Hector Tyndale, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1829  On this day in history birth of george Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)  

1829  On March - 24 birth of ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862)  

1830  Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.  

1834  John Wesley Powell, US, geologist/explorer/ethnologist was born on this day in history.  

1834  On March - 24 birth of william Morris, England, designer/craftsman/poet/socialist  

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0809  On this day in history harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at 44  

1284  On March - 24 death of king Hugh III of Cyprus  

1381  Death of Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint on this day in history.  

1396  On March - 24 death of walter Hilton, English mystic  

1400  On this day in history florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies  

1455  On March - 24 nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57  

1471  Thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55 on March - 24.  

1558  Anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies on March - 24.