Famous Birthdays In May - 24

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

1544  On May - 24 birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)  

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on this day in history.  

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on May - 24.  

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 May - 24.  

1738  George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) was born on this day in history.  

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

1751  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802) was born on May - 24.  

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  On May - 24 birth of joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer  

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 May - 24 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  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  On May - 24 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  On May - 24 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  Richard Hoffman, composer was born on May - 24.  

1836  Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925) was born on May - 24.  

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  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 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 this day in history.  

1425  On May - 24 death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)  

1456  Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on May - 24.  

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