Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1841  Tito Mattei, pianist/composer was born on May - 24.  

1850  Ernest Albert Waterlow, water-color painter was born on this day in history.  

1852  On this day in history birth of robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, author/politician  

1854  Louis Mountbatten, admiral (WW I) was born on May - 24.  

1854  On this day in history birth of john Riley Banister, American law officer and cowboy (d. 1918)  

1855  On May - 24 birth of arthur Wing Pinero, British playwright  

1858  On this day in history birth of johan C Braakensiek, political cartoonist (Green Amsterdammer)  

1863  On this day in history birth of george Grey Barnard, American sculptor (d. 1938)  

1866  Armando Frid, Argentina, live until July 28 1990 (124 years) was born on May - 24.  

1868  On May - 24 birth of charles E. Taylor, First aircraft maintenance professional (d. 1956)  

1870  Jan Christian Smuts, proponnent of Commonwealth & League of Nations was born on this day in history.  

1870  Benjamin Cardozo, American jurist (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.  

1870  On May - 24 birth of jan Christiaan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1950)  

1878  Lillian Moller Gilbreth, engineer (CIOS Gold Medal-1954) was born on May - 24.  

1879  On this day in history birth of h. B. Reese, American inventor of Reese's and founder (d. 1956)  

1881  On May - 24 birth of mikulas Schneider-Trvavsky, composer  

1882  Creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East) was born on this day in history.  

1885  On May - 24 birth of susan Sutherland Isaacs, English educational psychologist (d. 1948).  

1886  On this day in history birth of paul Paray, French conductor and composer (d. 1979)  

1887  On May - 24 birth of edward "Mick" Mannock, Irish WWI flying ace (d. 1918)  

1891  On this day in history birth of benedictus H Danser, Dutch botanist  

1891  William F Albright, US old testament scholar/archaeologist was born on May - 24.  

1893  On this day in history birth of w H Walter Baade, German/US astronomer (Andromeda)  

1895  H S T L "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (Australian all-rounder post-WWI) was born on this day in history.  

1895  On May - 24 birth of samuel I Newhouse, US millionaire publisher (Parade, Vogue, Glamour)  

1898  On May - 24 birth of kathleen Hale, British children book writer/illustrator (Orlando)  

1899  Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion (6-times) was born on May - 24.  

1899  On this day in history birth of henri Michaux, French poet (d. 1984)  

1900  On May - 24 birth of lionel Conacher, Canadian athlete and politician (d. 1954)  

1900  Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984) was born on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history birth of josé Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1968)  

1903  Aram Katchaturian, Armenian composer, (Earth) was born on May - 24.  

1903  On May - 24 birth of hilding Hallnas, composer  

1904  George Formby, [William Booth], Brit singer/comic (Let George Do It) 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  On May - 24 david I, King of Scotland, dies  

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

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 this day in history.  

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