Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1904  On this day in history birth of kenneth Buckley, British rear-admiral   

1904  On May - 24 birth of patrick Johnson, physicist   

1905  Mikhail Sholokhov, USSR, writer (And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel 1965) was born on May - 24.   

1905  On this day in history birth of zdenek Blazek, composer   

1906  Edmund Sargant, solicitor was born on May - 24.   

1906  On May - 24 birth of john Mayo, director-general (Help the Aged)   

1908  On May - 24 birth of kresimir Fribec, composer   

1908  On May - 24 birth of michael Roberts, historian   

1909  On May - 24 birth of guillermo Diaz-Plaja, Spanish literary/poet (Lorca)   

1909  On May - 24 birth of louis Fornberg, writer   

1909  On this day in history birth of wilbur Mills, (Rep-D-Ark)/involved with Fanne Foxe   

1910  On this day in history birth of margers Zarins, composer   

1910  On this day in history birth of nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer   

1911  On this day in history birth of barbara West, English survivor of the Titanic sinking (d. 2007)   

1912  Joan Hammond, British operatic soprano was born on this day in history.   

1912  Joseph Anthony, [Deuster], US director/actor (Matchmaker, Tomorrow) was born on May - 24.   

1913  Audrey Brown, England, 4 X 100m runner (Olympic-silver-1936) was born on this day in history.   

1913  On May - 24 birth of willi Daume, olympic organizer   

1914  Clifford Irving, Chairman (Isle of Man Govt) was born on this day in history.   

1914  George Tabori, writer was born on this day in history.   

1914  Lilli Palmer, [Peiser], Germany, actress (Gentle Sex, Lotte in Weimar) was born on this day in history.   

1916  Roden Cutler, Governor (New South Wales) was born on May - 24.   

1917  On May - 24 birth of derek Hodgson, British high court judge   

1917  Lord Campbell of Alloway, QC was born on this day in history.   

1917  On May - 24 birth of theodore Hesburgh, Syracuse NY, president (Notre Dame)   

1918  On May - 24 birth of coleman A Young, civil rights leader (Mayor-D-Detroit)   

1918  On May - 24 birth of d V Jennings, solicitor   

1922  Sadao Bekku, composer was born on May - 24.   

1923  Paul Bramley, oral surgeon was born on May - 24.   

1923  On May - 24 birth of siobhan McKenna, Ireland, stage actress (Saint Joan)   

1925  On May - 24 birth of francois J [Frank] le Roux, chief whip (South Afr Conserv Party)   

1925  Mai Zetterling, Sweden, actress (Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm) was born on this day in history.   

1926  Len Maddocks, cricket wicket-keeper (Australian mid-50's) was born on this day in history.   

1926  Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor was born on this day in history.   

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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  On May - 24 death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)   

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 May - 24.   

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  Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 on this day in history.