Famous Birthdays In March - 24

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

1441  On this day in history birth of ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86)  

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

1630  Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal was born on this day in history.  

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

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on March - 24.  

1703  Jose F de Isla, [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer was born on this day in history.  

1714  Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer was born on March - 24.  

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1725  Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813) was born on March - 24.  

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

1732  On this day in history birth of gian Francesco de Majo, composer  

1740  On March - 24 birth of john Antes, composer  

1749  On March - 24 birth of bernard Jumentier, composer  

1755  On March - 24 birth of rufus King, framer of US constitution  

1762  On this day in history birth of marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo)  

1782  On March - 24 birth of orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836)  

1796  John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. 1878) was born on March - 24.  

1797  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history birth of aime Maillart, composer  

1820  On this day in history birth of a. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891)  

1820  Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

1821  On March - 24 birth of elisa Felix, [Rachel], tragedienne  

1821  [George] Hector Tyndale, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on March - 24.  

1829  George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history birth of ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862)  

1830  On this day in history birth of robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. 1889)  

1834  On this day in history birth of john Wesley Powell, US, geologist/explorer/ethnologist  

1834  William Morris, England, designer/craftsman/poet/socialist was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1381  On March - 24 death of saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint  

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

1400  Florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies on March - 24.  

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

1471  On March - 24 thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55  

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