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  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 March - 24.   

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 March - 24.   

1657  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.   

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.   

1703  On March - 24 birth of jose F de Isla, [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer   

1714  On March - 24 birth of carlo Giovanni Testori, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1762  Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo) was born on March - 24.   

1782  Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history birth of john Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. 1878)   

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

1817  Aime Maillart, composer was born on March - 24.   

1820  On March - 24 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 this day in history birth of elisa Felix, [Rachel], tragedienne   

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

1829  On this day in history birth of george Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)   

1829  Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862) was born on March - 24.   

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

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

1834  On March - 24 birth of william Morris, England, designer/craftsman/poet/socialist   

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0809  Harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at 44 on March - 24.   

1284  On this day in history death of king Hugh III of Cyprus   

1381  Death of Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint on this day in history.   

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

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

1455  Nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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