Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1522  John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.  

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

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on this day in history.  

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on May - 24.  

1616  John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.  

1619  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on May - 24.  

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

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on May - 24.  

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

1689  Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769) was born on May - 24.  

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  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 this day in history birth of oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington  

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

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

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 May - 24.  

1803  On May - 24 birth of charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano  

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 this day in history.  

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

1816  Robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894) was born on May - 24.  

1819  Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) was born on this day in history.  

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

1831  On this day in history birth of richard Hoffman, composer  

1836  On this day in history birth of joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925)  

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

1840  Frederick Walker, painter was born on May - 24.  

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

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1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on May - 24.  

1153  On May - 24 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  On this day in history death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)  

1456  On this day in history death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)  

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.