Famous Birthdays In April - 24

1856  Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) was born on April - 24.   

1864  On this day in history birth of george AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20)   

1867  Fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death) was born on April - 24.   

1873  On April - 24 birth of theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

1874  On this day in history birth of john Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial)   

1874  Willem E Roelofs, Dutch painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1875  On April - 24 birth of jeno Huszka, composer   

1876  On this day in history birth of ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (d. 1960)   

1876  Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960) was born on April - 24.   

1877  Charles Cuvillier, composer was born on April - 24.   

1878  Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958) was born on April - 24.   

1882  Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (d. 1970) was born on April - 24.   

1883  On this day in history birth of jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]   

1886  On April - 24 birth of kurt Pinthus, writer   

1886  On this day in history birth of r Pelgrom, oldest Dutch man (died Apr 15, 1994, 9 days short of 108)   

1887  Denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (d. 1931) was born on April - 24.   

1889  [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45) was born on this day in history.   

1889  On April - 24 birth of lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924)   

1892  Jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack) was born on April - 24.   

1893  Robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance) was born on April - 24.   

1895  On April - 24 birth of s Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner   

1897  On this day in history birth of benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)   

1897  Gyorgy Kosa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1897  Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history birth of oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986)   

1903  On this day in history birth of jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange)   

1903  Mike Michalske, NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On April - 24 birth of siegfried F Nadel, Austrian/British anthropologist (Black Byzantium)   

1904  On this day in history birth of friedrich Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens), dies   

1904  Willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men) was born on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history birth of william Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946)   

1907  Vaclav Trojan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history birth of heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets)   

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0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0709  On this day in history wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on April - 24.   

1077  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on April - 24.   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on April - 24.   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on April - 24.   

1617  On this day in history death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered