Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1522  John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on May - 24.  

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 May - 24.  

1610  On May - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer  

1616  On May - 24 birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)  

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

1650  On this day in history 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 May - 24 birth of alexandre de Villenueve, composer  

1689  On this day in history birth of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769)  

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1736  Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer was born on May - 24.  

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

1743  Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist was born on May - 24.  

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 this day in history.  

1754  On May - 24 birth of giacomo Conti, composer  

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  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 May - 24.  

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature was born on May - 24.  

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  On this day in history 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  Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) was born on May - 24.  

1830  On May - 24 birth of alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897)  

1831  On May - 24 birth of richard Hoffman, composer  

1836  On this day in history birth of joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925)  

1838  Paul Laband, German lawyer was born on May - 24.  

1840  On this day in history birth of frederick Walker, painter  

1841  On this day in history birth of charles Napier Henry, painter  

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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 this day in history.  

1408  On this day in history death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)  

1425  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on May - 24.  

1456  Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on this day in history.  

1543  On May - 24 nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland  

1612  On May - 24 robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48