Famous Birthdays In May - 24
Wednesday, 08 February 2023
1522 John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on May - 24.
1544 On May - 24 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 On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer
1616 John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on May - 24.
1619 Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1736 Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer was born on this day in history.
1738 George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) was born on May - 24.
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 On May - 24 birth of giacomo Conti, composer
1767 On May - 24 birth of joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer
1781 Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866)
1807 On this day in history birth of cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature
1807 On May - 24 birth of thomas Duncan, painter
1810 Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism was born on May - 24.
1811 On this day in history birth of charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877
1816 On May - 24 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 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 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 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.