Famous Personalities Born In May - 24
Saturday, 30 August 2025
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 On this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church
1610 Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on this day in history.
1616 John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.
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 On May - 24 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)
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 Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist was born on this day in history.
1751 On May - 24 birth of charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)
1753 Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington was born on May - 24.
1754 On this day in history birth of giacomo Conti, composer
1767 Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer was born on this day in history.
1781 Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player was born on May - 24.
1794 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history birth of abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism
1811 Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 was born on May - 24.
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 On this day in history birth of frederick Walker, painter
1841 Charles Napier Henry, painter was born on May - 24.