Famous Birthdays In October - 24

1887  Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso was born on October - 24.  

1887  Octave Lapize, French cyclist (d. 1917) was born on October - 24.  

1890  Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer (Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves) was born on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history birth of kathleen Lockhart Manning, composer  

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

1891  Rafael L Trujillo Molina, president/dictator of Dom Rep (1930-61) was born on October - 24.  

1892  On this day in history birth of kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter  

1894  Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Bengali author (d. 1987) was born on this day in history.  

1896  Jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol) was born on this day in history.  

1897  On October - 24 birth of lazar Weiner, composer  

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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  Gilda Gray, Polish-born American actress and dancer (d. 1959) was born on October - 24.  

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

1904  Moss Hart, Bronx NY, playwright (You Can't Take it With You, Act 1) was born on this day in history.  

1905  Elizabeth Poston, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1906  Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (d. 1968) was born on October - 24.  

1908  On this day in history birth of john Alwyne Kitching, zoologist  

1909  On this day in history birth of bill Carr, American athlete (d. 1966)  

1911  On October - 24 birth of clarence M Kelley, FBI head  

1911  Sonny Terry, rocker was born on this day in history.  

1911  Paul Grégoire, French Canadian archbishop of Montreal (d. 1993) was born on this day in history.  

1913  On October - 24 birth of molly Mary Hyde, cricketer  

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

1915  Jean Vallerand, composer was born on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history birth of tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (Figaro-Barber of Seville)  

1915  On October - 24 birth of bob Kane, American cartoonist (d. 1998)  

1915  On October - 24 birth of roger Milliken, American millionaire  

1915  On October - 24 birth of marghanita Laski, British Journalist and Novelist(d. 1988)  

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

1919  On October - 24 birth of frank Piasecki, American aeronautical engineer (d. 2008)  

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 this day in history death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)  

1521  On October - 24 robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57  

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  On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54  

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