Famous Birthdays In May - 24

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

1544  On May - 24 birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)  

1605  On this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church  

1610  On May - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer  

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

1619  On this day in history birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter  

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on May - 24.  

1671  On May - 24 birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)  

1677  On May - 24 birth of alexandre de Villenueve, composer  

1689  Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769) was born on this day in history.  

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1736  Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer was born on this day in history.  

1738  On May - 24 birth of george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820)  

1743  Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist was born on May - 24.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1767  Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer was born on May - 24.  

1781  On this day in history birth of louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player  

1794  William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism  

1811  Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 was born on May - 24.  

1816  On May - 24 birth of emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware)  

1816  On May - 24 birth of robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894)  

1819  Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) was born on May - 24.  

1830  Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897) was born on May - 24.  

1831  Richard Hoffman, composer was born on May - 24.  

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

1838  On May - 24 birth of paul Laband, German lawyer  

1840  On May - 24 birth of frederick Walker, painter  

1841  Charles Napier Henry, painter was born on May - 24.  

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1144  On this day in history petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies  

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.  

1351  Death of Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297) on May - 24.  

1408  On May - 24 death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)  

1425  On May - 24 death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)  

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  On this day in history robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48