Famous Birthdays In March - 24

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

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) was born on March - 24.  

1494  On March - 24 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  On this day in history 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  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on March - 24.  

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 March - 24.  

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

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1725  On March - 24 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 March - 24 birth of john Antes, composer  

1749  On this day in history birth of bernard Jumentier, composer  

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

1762  On March - 24 birth of marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo)  

1782  Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836) was born on March - 24.  

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

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

1809  On March - 24 birth of joseph Liouville, France, discover of transcendental numbers  

1814  On this day in history birth of galen Clark, US, naturalist/discovered Mariposa Grove  

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  Elisa Felix, [Rachel], tragedienne was born on March - 24.  

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 March - 24.  

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

1830  Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.  

1834  On March - 24 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 this day in history death of king Hugh III of Cyprus  

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

1396  Death of Walter Hilton, English mystic on this day in history.  

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

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