Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1522  John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on May - 24.  

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 24.  

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

1650  On May - 24 birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist  

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

1677  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Villenueve, composer  

1689  On May - 24 birth of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769)  

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

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 May - 24.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1794  On this day in history birth of william Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)  

1803  On this day in history birth of charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano  

1803  On May - 24 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 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  Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1838  Paul Laband, German lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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

1841  Charles Napier Henry, painter was born on May - 24.  

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

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.  

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

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on this day in history.  

1425  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on this day in history.  

1456  On this day in history death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)  

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

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