Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 24

1856  On this day in history birth of henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime)   

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

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 April - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1878  On this day in history birth of jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958)   

1882  Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.   

1883  Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30] was born on this day in history.   

1886  On April - 24 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  On April - 24 birth of denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (d. 1931)   

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 this day in history.   

1892  Jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack) was born on April - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 24.   

1903  On April - 24 birth of siegfried F Nadel, Austrian/British anthropologist (Black Byzantium)   

1904  Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens), dies was born on April - 24.   

1904  Willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light) was born on April - 24.   

1905  On April - 24 birth of robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men)   

1906  On April - 24 birth of william Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946)   

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

1908  On April - 24 birth of heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets)   

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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 April - 24.   

1077  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  On April - 24 death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

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

1530  On this day in history jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies   

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on April - 24.