Famous Birthdays In July - 24

1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on this day in history.   

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on July - 24.   

1686  On July - 24 birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born on July - 24.   

1725  John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on July - 24.   

1738  On this day in history birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)   

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.   

1759  On July - 24 birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

1783  Simon Bolívar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule was born on this day in history.   

1786  On July - 24 birth of joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843)   

1794  Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history birth of herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman   

1796  On this day in history birth of john Middleton Clayton, Delaware, (Sen-Del)/US Sec of State (1849-50)   

1798  On this day in history birth of john Adams Dix, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879   

1802  Alexandre Dumas Pere, France, author (3 Musketeers) was born on this day in history.   

1802  Ira Aldridge, famous African was born on July - 24.   

1803  Alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist) was born on this day in history.   

1815  Antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810] was born on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history birth of adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)   

1818  Felix Godefroid, composer was born on this day in history.   

1821  On July - 24 birth of william Poole, American gang member (New York City's Bowery Boys) (d. 1855)   

1826  Francisco S Lopez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70) was born on this day in history.   

1826  On July - 24 birth of ivan Bloch, Polish military theorist and peace activist (d. 1902)   

1827  Julius Adolph de Lagnel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 was born on July - 24.   

1832  Johann Christoph Lauterbach, violinist was born on this day in history.   

1841  Raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter was born on this day in history.   

1842  Ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust) was born on July - 24.   

1851  Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935) was born on July - 24.   

1856  On this day in history birth of charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941)   

1857  Henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917) was born on July - 24.   

1858  On this day in history birth of wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920)   

1860  Alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939) was born on July - 24.   

1862  Johan A de Sleeve, [Adwaita], philosopher/classical/poet (Brahman) was born on July - 24.   

1864  B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu) was born on July - 24.   

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1115  On this day in history death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on this day in history.   

1345  On this day in history death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on July - 24.   

1594  On this day in history death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  On July - 24 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday