Famous Personalities Born In May - 24

1522  On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)   

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  On May - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer   

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

1619  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1650  On May - 24 birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist   

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

1677  Alexandre de Villenueve, composer was born on May - 24.   

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

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

1738  On this day in history birth of george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820)   

1743  On May - 24 birth of jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist   

1751  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802) was born on May - 24.   

1753  On May - 24 birth of oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington   

1754  On May - 24 birth of giacomo Conti, composer   

1767  On May - 24 birth of joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer   

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

1794  On May - 24 birth of william Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)   

1803  On this day in history birth of charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano   

1803  On May - 24 birth of alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866)   

1807  On this day in history birth of cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature   

1807  On this day in history birth of thomas Duncan, painter   

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 this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history birth of emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware)   

1816  On this day in history birth of robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894)   

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

1830  Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897) was born on this day in history.   

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

1836  On May - 24 birth of joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925)   

1838  On this day in history birth of paul Laband, German lawyer   

1840  On May - 24 birth of frederick Walker, painter   

1841  On this day in history birth of charles Napier Henry, painter   

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

1153  On this day in history david I, King of Scotland, dies   

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

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 May - 24.   

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

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on May - 24.   

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