Famous Birthdays In May - 24
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1522 On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)
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 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 this day in history 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 Alexandre de Villenueve, composer was born on May - 24.
1689 On this day in history birth of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769)
1736 Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer was born on May - 24.
1738 George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) was born on this day in history.
1743 Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist was born on this day in history.
1751 Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802) was born on this day in history.
1753 Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington was born on this day in history.
1754 Giacomo Conti, composer was born on May - 24.
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 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 On this day in history birth of thomas Duncan, painter
1810 On this day in history birth of abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism
1811 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 May - 24.
1838 Paul Laband, German lawyer was born on May - 24.
1840 On May - 24 birth of frederick Walker, painter
1841 Charles Napier Henry, painter was born on this day in history.