Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1522  John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on May - 24.  

1544  On this day in history birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)  

1605  On May - 24 birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church  

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1616  On May - 24 birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)  

1619  On May - 24 birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter  

1650  On this day in history birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist  

1671  On this day in history birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)  

1677  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Villenueve, composer  

1689  On May - 24 birth of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769)  

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1736  On May - 24 birth of juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer  

1738  George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) was born on this day in history.  

1743  Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist was born on this day in history.  

1751  On May - 24 birth of charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)  

1753  Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington was born on May - 24.  

1754  Giacomo Conti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1767  On this day in history birth of joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer  

1781  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player was born on May - 24.  

1794  William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) was born on May - 24.  

1803  Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano was born on May - 24.  

1803  Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature was born on May - 24.  

1807  Thomas Duncan, painter was born on May - 24.  

1810  On May - 24 birth of abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism  

1811  On this day in history birth of charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877  

1816  Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware) was born on May - 24.  

1816  Robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894) was born on this day in history.  

1819  On May - 24 birth of victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901)  

1830  On May - 24 birth of alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897)  

1831  Richard Hoffman, composer was born on this day in history.  

1836  Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

1838  Paul Laband, German lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1840  On May - 24 birth of frederick Walker, painter  

1841  Charles Napier Henry, painter was born on this day in history.  

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1144  On May - 24 petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies  

1153  On May - 24 david I, King of Scotland, dies  

1351  On May - 24 death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)  

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on May - 24.  

1425  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on this day in history.  

1456  Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on May - 24.  

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on this day in history.  

1612  Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 on May - 24.