Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 24

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

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

1867  On April - 24 birth of fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)   

1873  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president was born on this day in history.   

1874  John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial) was born on April - 24.   

1874  On this day in history birth of willem E Roelofs, Dutch painter/cartoonist   

1875  Jeno Huszka, composer was born on April - 24.   

1876  Ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

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

1877  Charles Cuvillier, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1882  On this day in history birth of hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (d. 1970)   

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

1886  On this day in history 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  Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924) was born on April - 24.   

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

1893  On this day in history birth of robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance)   

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

1897  On April - 24 birth of benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)   

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

1897  Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955) was born on April - 24.   

1899  Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On April - 24 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 April - 24 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  On April - 24 birth of william Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946)   

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

1908  Heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets) was born on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on April - 24.   

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

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