Famous Birthdays In May - 24
Saturday, 27 July 2024
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 On this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church
1610 On May - 24 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of alexandre de Villenueve, composer
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 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 Giacomo Conti, composer was born on May - 24.
1767 Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer was born on this day in history.
1781 On May - 24 birth of louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player
1794 William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) was born on this day in history.
1803 Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano was born on this day in history.
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 May - 24.
1807 Thomas Duncan, painter was born on this day in history.
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 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 Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) was born on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history birth of alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897)
1831 On May - 24 birth of richard Hoffman, composer
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 Frederick Walker, painter was born on this day in history.
1841 Charles Napier Henry, painter was born on May - 24.