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  On May - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer   

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

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 May - 24 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 May - 24.   

1736  On this day in history birth of juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer   

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

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  On May - 24 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  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player was born on May - 24.   

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

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 May - 24.   

1807  Thomas Duncan, painter was born on May - 24.   

1810  Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism was born on May - 24.   

1811  On May - 24 birth of charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877   

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  On this day in history birth of victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901)   

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

1831  On this day in history birth of richard Hoffman, composer   

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

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

1840  Frederick Walker, painter was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 24.   

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on May - 24.   

1351  On May - 24 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 May - 24 death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)   

1456  On May - 24 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.