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

1610  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer  

1616  John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on May - 24.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1738  George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) was born on May - 24.  

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  Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington was born on May - 24.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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 May - 24 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  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  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  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 this day in history 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  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on this day in history.  

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

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  On May - 24 nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland  

1612  Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 on May - 24.