Famous Birthdays In May - 24
Monday, 05 June 2023
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