Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1522  On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)  

1544  On this day in history birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)  

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.  

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

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  On May - 24 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  Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769) was born on May - 24.  

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

1738  On this day in history birth of george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820)  

1743  On this day in history birth of jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist  

1751  On May - 24 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 May - 24.  

1767  Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1781  On this day in history birth of louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player  

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

1803  Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano was born on this day in history.  

1803  On this day in history birth of alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866)  

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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 May - 24 birth of robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894)  

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  Richard Hoffman, composer was born on this day in history.  

1836  Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

1838  On May - 24 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 this day in history david I, King of Scotland, dies  

1351  Death of Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297) on May - 24.  

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  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  On May - 24 robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48