Famous Birthdays In March - 24

1188  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1714  On March - 24 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  On March - 24 birth of thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1788)  

1732  On March - 24 birth of gian Francesco de Majo, composer  

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  On March - 24 birth of marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo)  

1782  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1802  On March - 24 birth of jacob van Lennep, attorney/Dutch MP  

1808  On March - 24 birth of maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)  

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

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

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

1829  George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904) was born on March - 24.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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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 March - 24.  

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

1400  Florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies on this day in history.  

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  On March - 24 anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies