Famous Birthdays In March - 24

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

1441  On March - 24 birth of ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86)   

1494  Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) was born on this day in history.   

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On March - 24 birth of sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)   

1630  On March - 24 birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal   

1657  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.   

1693  On March - 24 birth of john Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)   

1703  On this day in history birth of jose F de Isla, [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer   

1714  On this day in history birth of carlo Giovanni Testori, composer   

1725  On this day in history birth of samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813)   

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 March - 24.   

1740  On this day in history birth of john Antes, composer   

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

1755  Rufus King, framer of US constitution was born on March - 24.   

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  Antonio Rosmini-Serbati, philosopher/founder (Institute of Charity) was born on March - 24.   

1802  On this day in history birth of jacob van Lennep, attorney/Dutch MP   

1808  On this day in history birth of maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)   

1809  Joseph Liouville, France, discover of transcendental numbers was born on March - 24.   

1814  Galen Clark, US, naturalist/discovered Mariposa Grove was born on March - 24.   

1817  On March - 24 birth of aime Maillart, composer   

1820  A. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891) was born on March - 24.   

1820  On March - 24 birth of fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915)   

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 March - 24 birth of george Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)   

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

1830  On March - 24 birth of robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. 1889)   

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

1834  On this day in history birth of william Morris, England, designer/craftsman/poet/socialist   

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

1284  Death of King Hugh III of Cyprus on this day in history.   

1381  On this day in history death of saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint   

1396  Death of Walter Hilton, English mystic on March - 24.   

1400  On March - 24 florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies   

1455  On this day in history 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.