Famous Birthdays In October - 24

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

1887  Octave Lapize, French cyclist (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.   

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

1890  On October - 24 birth of kathleen Lockhart Manning, composer   

1891  On this day in history birth of geertruida M W "Truus" Bakker, Dutch actress (The Two Orphans)   

1891  On October - 24 birth of rafael L Trujillo Molina, president/dictator of Dom Rep (1930-61)   

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

1894  On this day in history birth of bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Bengali author (d. 1987)   

1896  Jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol) was born on October - 24.   

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

1899  On October - 24 birth of ferhat Abbas, Algerian pharmacist/MP chairman (1962-63)   

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  On October - 24 birth of moss Hart, Bronx NY, playwright (You Can't Take it With You, Act 1)   

1905  Elizabeth Poston, composer was born on October - 24.   

1906  Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, painter was born on October - 24.   

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

1908  John Alwyne Kitching, zoologist was born on October - 24.   

1909  Bill Carr, American athlete (d. 1966) was born on October - 24.   

1911  On this day in history birth of clarence M Kelley, FBI head   

1911  On October - 24 birth of sonny Terry, rocker   

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  Bob Kane, American cartoonist (d. 1998) was born on October - 24.   

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  Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals) was born on this day in history.   

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

1920  Louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Medea, Uncle Wanja) was born on this day in history.   

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0996  On October - 24 hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58   

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on October - 24.   

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  On this day in history death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)   

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on October - 24.   

1601  On October - 24 tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

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