Famous Birthdays In December - 24

0003  On this day in history birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  John "without a land", king of England (1199-1216) was born on December - 24.   

1389  John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) was born on December - 24.   

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1491  On this day in history birth of ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)   

1508  On December - 24 birth of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567)   

1564  On this day in history birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver   

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.   

1609  Philip Warwick, English writer and politician (d. 1683) was born on December - 24.   

1635  On this day in history birth of mariana of Austria, second wife of king Philip IV of Spain (d. 1696)   

1653  Georg Motz, composer was born on December - 24.   

1679  On this day in history birth of domenico Natale Sarro, composer   

1689  On December - 24 birth of french van Mieris "the Young", Dutch painter/historian   

1698  William Warburton, English Bishop of Gloucester (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

1714  On December - 24 birth of rainieri De Calzabigi, Italian's literary (1st European Lottery)   

1716  On December - 24 birth of patrice F earl De Neney, South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council   

1719  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Altnikol, composer   

1724  On December - 24 birth of johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (d. 1811)   

1726  Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1745  Benjamin Rush, Byberry Pa, physician/general/signer (Decl of Indep) was born on December - 24.   

1754  On December - 24 birth of george Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet (Everlasting Mercy)   

1761  Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808) was born on this day in history.   

1761  Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.   

1773  On December - 24 birth of joseph Wolfl, composer   

1784  On December - 24 birth of grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1803)   

1791  On this day in history birth of a Eugene Scribe, French dramatist (Bertrand et Raton)   

1798  On December - 24 birth of adam B Mickiewicz, Poland, national poet (Pan Tadeusz)   

1809  On December - 24 birth of christopher "Kit" Carson, KY, Union brig-general/indian fighter   

1809  Kit Carson, American frontiersman (d. 1868) was born on December - 24.   

1810  Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter (d. 1873) was born on December - 24.   

1812  Henry Russell, composer was born on this day in history.   

1812  Karl Eduard Zachariae, German jurist (d. 1894) was born on December - 24.   

1813  On December - 24 birth of henry Wellington Greatorex, composer   

1818  James Prescott Joule, physicist (discovered conservation of energy) was born on this day in history.   

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0427  On December - 24 death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on December - 24.   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on December - 24.   

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on December - 24.   

1524  On this day in history vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on December - 24.