Famous Birthdays In October - 24

1887  On this day in history birth of victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso   

1887  On this day in history birth of octave Lapize, French cyclist (d. 1917)   

1890  On October - 24 birth of chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer (Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves)   

1890  Kathleen Lockhart Manning, composer was born on this day in history.   

1891  On October - 24 birth of geertruida M W "Truus" Bakker, Dutch actress (The Two Orphans)   

1891  On this day in history birth of rafael L Trujillo Molina, president/dictator of Dom Rep (1930-61)   

1892  Kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter was born on this day in history.   

1894  On October - 24 birth of bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Bengali author (d. 1987)   

1896  On October - 24 birth of jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol)   

1897  Lazar Weiner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1899  Ferhat Abbas, Algerian pharmacist/MP chairman (1962-63) was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages   

1900  Karl Otto Runolfsson, composer was born on October - 24.   

1901  On October - 24 birth of gilda Gray, Polish-born American actress and dancer (d. 1959)   

1903  On October - 24 birth of melvin Purvis, American FBI agent (d. 1960)   

1904  On this day in history birth of moss Hart, Bronx NY, playwright (You Can't Take it With You, Act 1)   

1905  On October - 24 birth of elizabeth Poston, composer   

1906  On October - 24 birth of marie-Louise von Motesiczky, painter   

1906  On October - 24 birth of alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (d. 1968)   

1908  On October - 24 birth of john Alwyne Kitching, zoologist   

1909  Bill Carr, American athlete (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

1911  Clarence M Kelley, FBI head was born on this day in history.   

1911  Sonny Terry, rocker was born on October - 24.   

1911  On October - 24 birth of paul Grégoire, French Canadian archbishop of Montreal (d. 1993)   

1913  Molly Mary Hyde, cricketer was born on October - 24.   

1913  On October - 24 birth of tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (d. 1984)   

1915  Jean Vallerand, composer was born on October - 24.   

1915  On October - 24 birth of tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (Figaro-Barber of Seville)   

1915  Bob Kane, American cartoonist (d. 1998) was born on this day in history.   

1915  Roger Milliken, American millionaire was born on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history birth of marghanita Laski, British Journalist and Novelist(d. 1988)   

1917  On October - 24 birth of marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals)   

1919  Frank Piasecki, American aeronautical engineer (d. 2008) was born on this day in history.   

1920  On October - 24 birth of louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Medea, Uncle Wanja)   

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0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1375  On October - 24 death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)   

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on this day in history.   

1579  On October - 24 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on October - 24.   

1649  On October - 24 ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89