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

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

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

1732  Gian Francesco de Majo, composer was born on this day in history.  

1740  On March - 24 birth of john Antes, composer  

1749  On March - 24 birth of bernard Jumentier, composer  

1755  Rufus King, framer of US constitution was born on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history birth of jacob van Lennep, attorney/Dutch MP  

1808  Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.  

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

1814  On March - 24 birth of galen Clark, US, naturalist/discovered Mariposa Grove  

1817  On March - 24 birth of aime Maillart, composer  

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

1820  Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915) was born on March - 24.  

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

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

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

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

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

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0809  On March - 24 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  On March - 24 death of saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint  

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

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

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

1471  On this day in history thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55  

1558  Anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies on this day in history.