Famous Personalities Born In March - 24
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
1188 On March - 24 birth of ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I
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 this day in history.
1607 Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on March - 24.
1628 On March - 24 birth of sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)
1630 On this day in history birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal
1657 On March - 24 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 this day in history birth of jose F de Isla, [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer
1714 Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1732 Gian Francesco de Majo, composer was born on this day in history.
1740 John Antes, composer was born on March - 24.
1749 On March - 24 birth of bernard Jumentier, composer
1755 On this day in history birth of rufus King, framer of US constitution
1762 Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo) was born on this day in history.
1782 On March - 24 birth of orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836)
1796 On this day in history 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 March - 24 birth of maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)
1809 Joseph Liouville, France, discover of transcendental numbers was born on this day in history.
1814 On this day in history birth of galen Clark, US, naturalist/discovered Mariposa Grove
1817 Aime Maillart, composer was born on this day in history.
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 Elisa Felix, [Rachel], tragedienne was born on this day in history.
1821 On this day in history birth of [George] Hector Tyndale, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1829 George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.
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 March - 24.
1834 William Morris, England, designer/craftsman/poet/socialist was born on this day in history.