Famous Personalities Born In May - 24

1522  On May - 24 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 May - 24 birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church   

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)   

1619  On this day in history birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter   

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  Alexandre de Villenueve, composer was born on May - 24.   

1689  On May - 24 birth of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769)   

1736  On May - 24 birth of juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer   

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

1743  On this day in history birth of jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist   

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

1753  Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington was born on May - 24.   

1754  Giacomo Conti, composer was born on May - 24.   

1767  On May - 24 birth of joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer   

1781  On this day in history birth of louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player   

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

1803  On this day in history 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  Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism was born on this day in history.   

1811  Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 was born on this day in history.   

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

1831  Richard Hoffman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1836  Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)   

1425  On May - 24 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 this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48