Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1522  On this day in history birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)  

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on May - 24.  

1605  On May - 24 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 May - 24.  

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

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on May - 24.  

1671  On this day in history birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)  

1677  Alexandre de Villenueve, composer was born on this day in history.  

1689  Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769) was born on this day in history.  

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1736  Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington  

1754  On May - 24 birth of giacomo Conti, composer  

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 May - 24.  

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

1807  On this day in history birth of thomas Duncan, painter  

1810  Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism was born on this day in history.  

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

1816  Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware) was born on May - 24.  

1816  On this day in history 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 May - 24.  

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

1836  On May - 24 birth of joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925)  

1838  On this day in history birth of paul Laband, German lawyer  

1840  Frederick Walker, painter was born on May - 24.  

1841  Charles Napier Henry, painter was born on this day in history.  

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1144  On May - 24 petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies  

1153  On this day in history david I, King of Scotland, dies  

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  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on this day in history.  

1456  On May - 24 death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)  

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on May - 24.  

1612  On this day in history robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48