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 this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church  

1610  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer  

1616  On May - 24 birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)  

1619  On May - 24 birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter  

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on this day in history.  

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.  

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.  

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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 this day in history birth of charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)  

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  Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1781  On May - 24 birth of louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player  

1794  William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) was born on May - 24.  

1803  On this day in history 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 May - 24 birth of cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature  

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

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

1811  Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 was born on May - 24.  

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

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 May - 24.  

1830  Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897) was born on May - 24.  

1831  On May - 24 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.  

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1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on May - 24.  

1153  On May - 24 david I, King of Scotland, dies  

1351  On May - 24 death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)  

1408  On this day in history death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)  

1425  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on May - 24.  

1456  Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on this day in history.  

1543  On this day in history nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland  

1612  Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 on May - 24.