Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 24

1856  Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) was born on this day in history.   

1864  George AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20) was born on April - 24.   

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  John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial) was born on April - 24.   

1874  On April - 24 birth of willem E Roelofs, Dutch painter/cartoonist   

1875  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of charles Cuvillier, composer   

1878  Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

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

1883  Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30] was born on April - 24.   

1886  On April - 24 birth of kurt Pinthus, writer   

1886  R Pelgrom, oldest Dutch man (died Apr 15, 1994, 9 days short of 108) was born on this day in history.   

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

1889  On April - 24 birth of [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45)   

1889  Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack) was born on this day in history.   

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

1895  S Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner was born on April - 24.   

1897  Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797) was born on April - 24.   

1897  On this day in history birth of gyorgy Kosa, composer   

1897  On April - 24 birth of manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955)   

1899  Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986) was born on April - 24.   

1903  Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange) was born on April - 24.   

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

1903  Siegfried F Nadel, Austrian/British anthropologist (Black Byzantium) was born on this day in history.   

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

1904  On this day in history birth of willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light)   

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

1906  William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history birth of vaclav Trojan, composer   

1908  Heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets) was born on April - 24.   

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0624  On April - 24 death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  On April - 24 wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on this day in history.   

1077  On this day in history geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  On this day in history death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  On April - 24 death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on this day in history.   

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