Famous Personalities Born In October - 24
Monday, 30 June 2025
0051 On October - 24 birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)
1378 David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on October - 24.
1607 On this day in history birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver
1632 On October - 24 birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)
1675 On October - 24 birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)
1710 On October - 24 birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)
1763 On October - 24 birth of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)
1788 Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on October - 24.
1789 Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6) was born on this day in history.
1789 On this day in history birth of ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer
1794 On October - 24 birth of friedrich B Freiherr von Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant
1796 On this day in history birth of august v Platen, writer
1804 Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.
1808 On October - 24 birth of ernst Friedrich Richter, composer
1811 On October - 24 birth of ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor
1815 On this day in history birth of john Edwards, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
1830 Belva Bennett Lockwood, attorney (1st lady to argue in Supreme Court) was born on this day in history.
1842 Josef Nesvera, composer was born on October - 24.
1844 On October - 24 birth of karl Lueger, anti semitic mayor of Vienna
1854 On this day in history birth of hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte)
1855 On this day in history birth of james S. Sherman, Vice President of the United States (d. 1912)
1857 On this day in history birth of ned Williamson, American baseball player (d. 1894)
1863 Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer was born on this day in history.
1867 On October - 24 birth of franco Leoni, composer
1868 Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer and writer (d. 1969) was born on October - 24.
1872 On October - 24 birth of peter O'Connor, Irish athlete (d. 1957)
1875 On October - 24 birth of konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (d. 1958)
1877 On this day in history birth of pavel Grigor'yevich, composer
1877 On this day in history birth of rika H E Hopper, Dutch actress (Anastasia)
1878 On October - 24 birth of hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram)
1881 On October - 24 birth of paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer
1882 On October - 24 birth of sybil Thorndike, England, actress (Saint Joan)
1885 On this day in history birth of ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem)
1886 Delmira Augustini, Uruguayan poet (El Libro Blanco) was born on October - 24.