Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1522  On this day in history birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)  

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on this day in history.  

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.  

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

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 24.  

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

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

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

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

1781  On May - 24 birth of louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player  

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

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

1803  On this day in history birth of alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866)  

1807  On May - 24 birth of cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature  

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

1810  Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism was born on May - 24.  

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  On May - 24 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  On this day in history 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 May - 24.  

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

1840  On this day in history birth of frederick Walker, painter  

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

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

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

1351  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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