Famous Personalities Born In May - 24

1522  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church   

1610  On this day in history 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 May - 24.   

1650  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist   

1751  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1819  On this day in history 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 May - 24.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1351  Death of Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297) on this day in history.   

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on this day in history.   

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

1456  On May - 24 death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)   

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 this day in history.