Famous Personalities Born In May - 10
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
1265 Emperor fushimi of japan: Emperor fushimi of japan (d. 1317) 

1536 Thomas howard: 4th duke of norfolk, english earl marshall 

1604 Jean mairet: French dramatist 

1697 Jean marie i'aine leclair: Composer 

1705 Gallus zeiler: Composer 

1724 Johan a zoutman: Dutch lt-admiral (battle of doggersbank) 

1727 Anne-robert-jacques turgot: French minister of finance (17.. -76) 

1730 George ross: Us judge (signed declaration of independence) 

1741 Johann michael schmidt: Composer 

1746 Gaspard monge: French mathematician 

1754 Asmus jakob carstens: Painter 

1760 Claude-joseph rouget de lisle: Soldier/author/composer (marseillaise) 

1760 J p hebel: Writer 

1769 Jean lannes: Duc de montebello, marshal of france 

1770 Louis nicholas davout: French fieldmarshal (defeated prussians) 

1775 Robert gray: Sea captain 

1776 George thomas smart: Composer 

1780 Peter lichtenthal: Composer 

1783 Niccola benvenuti: Composer 

1788 Augustin-jean fresnel: Optics pioneer/physicist 

1788 Catherine pavlovna of russia: German queen 

1795 Jacques-nicolas-augustin thierry: Historian 

1800 Nikolay alexeyevich titov: Composer 

1810 James shields: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1879 

1813 Montgomery blair: Franklin county ky, lawyer (dred scot v sandford) 

1822 August ritter von pettenkofen: Painter 

1823 John sherman: Mc (union), died in 1900 

1824 Charles henry van wyck: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1895 

1825 Rudolf viole: Composer 

1830 Francois m raoult: French physicist/chemist (law of raoult) 

1837 Pinckney b s pinchback: Lt gov (louisiana) 

1838 James: 1st viscount bryce, historian/statesman 

1838 John wilkes booth: American stage actor and assassin (president lincoln) 

1840 Hadzhi dimitar: Bulgarian revolutionist 

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