Famous Birthdays In January - 24

1287  On January - 24 birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)   

1444  On this day in history birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)   

1638  On this day in history birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)   

1664  On January - 24 birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)   

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)   

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on January - 24.   

1712  Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) was born on January - 24.   

1712  On January - 24 birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher   

1724  Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789) was born on January - 24.   

1732  Pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.   

1742  Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808) was born on this day in history.   

1746  Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92) was born on January - 24.   

1750  On January - 24 birth of wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist   

1754  On this day in history birth of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820)   

1758  On this day in history birth of johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer   

1763  Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831) was born on January - 24.   

1767  Antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir) was born on this day in history.   

1774  Karl Moser, composer was born on January - 24.   

1776  Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine) was born on January - 24.   

1778  On January - 24 birth of charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X   

1779  On January - 24 birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)   

1798  On January - 24 birth of karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden)   

1798  On this day in history birth of karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician)   

1800  On January - 24 birth of edwin Chadwick, British social reformer   

1814  On January - 24 birth of abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector   

1814  On January - 24 birth of abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector   

1820  On this day in history birth of john Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

1828  On this day in history birth of adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868   

1828  On January - 24 birth of ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist   

1828  On this day in history birth of karol Studzinski, composer   

1829  On January - 24 birth of william Mason, composer   

1832  John Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on this day in history.   

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0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on January - 24.   

0661  Death of Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered on this day in history.   

0772  On January - 24 stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies   

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on this day in history.   

1125  On this day in history death of david IV of Georgia (b. 1073)   

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on January - 24.   

1366  On this day in history death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on January - 24.