Famous Birthdays In March - 24

1188  On March - 24 birth of ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I  

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

1494  On this day in history birth of georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica)  

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

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

1630  On March - 24 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 March - 24 birth of john Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)  

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

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

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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 this day in history.  

1732  On March - 24 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  Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo) was born on March - 24.  

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

1796  John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.  

1797  Antonio Rosmini-Serbati, philosopher/founder (Institute of Charity) was born on March - 24.  

1802  Jacob van Lennep, attorney/Dutch MP was born on March - 24.  

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

1809  Joseph Liouville, France, discover of transcendental numbers was born on this day in history.  

1814  Galen Clark, US, naturalist/discovered Mariposa Grove was born on this day in history.  

1817  On this day in history birth of aime Maillart, composer  

1820  On March - 24 birth of a. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891)  

1820  On this day in history birth of fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915)  

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

1821  [George] Hector Tyndale, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

1829  On March - 24 birth of george Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)  

1829  Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862) was born on this day in history.  

1830  Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. 1889) was born on March - 24.  

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

1834  William Morris, England, designer/craftsman/poet/socialist was born on March - 24.  

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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 March - 24.  

1381  Death of Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint on March - 24.  

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

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

1455  Nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57 on March - 24.  

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

1558  On this day in history anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies