Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1522  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church  

1610  On May - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer  

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

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

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 May - 24.  

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1736  On May - 24 birth of juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer  

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

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  Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington was born on May - 24.  

1754  On May - 24 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  Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

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

1807  Thomas Duncan, painter was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1816  Robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894) was born on May - 24.  

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  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  Frederick Walker, painter was born on this day in history.  

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

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1144  On this day in history petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies  

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

1351  On this day in history death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)  

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on May - 24.  

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  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.