Famous Personalities Born In August - 24

1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.   

1210  On August - 24 birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  On this day in history birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)   

1393  On August - 24 birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)   

1420  On this day in history birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  On August - 24 birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer   

1552  Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614) was born on August - 24.   

1579  John Amner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1580  On August - 24 birth of john Taylor, English poet (d. 1654)   

1591  Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history birth of peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699)   

1669  Alessandro Marcello, composer was born on this day in history.   

1683  On August - 24 birth of meinrad Spiess, composer   

1694  Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king [or 8/25] was born on August - 24.   

1707  Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. 1791) was born on August - 24.   

1712  On this day in history birth of cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer   

1725  Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer was born on this day in history.   

1733  On this day in history birth of david Traugott Nicolai, composer   

1750  On this day in history birth of letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1836)   

1758  On August - 24 birth of sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1794)   

1759  On this day in history birth of william Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade   

1772  On August - 24 birth of willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Neth (1814-40)   

1772  King William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840) was born on August - 24.   

1787  On this day in history birth of james Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea)   

1808  Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

1808  Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 was born on August - 24.   

1816  Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables was born on this day in history.   

1817  Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS] was born on August - 24.   

1817  Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1875) was born on August - 24.   

1820  On this day in history birth of jacopo Tomadini, composer   

1821  On August - 24 birth of emmanuele Muzio, composer   

1827  Walter Husted Stevens, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on August - 24.   

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0079  On August - 24 death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on August - 24.   

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on this day in history.   

1371  On August - 24 death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded