Famous Personalities Born In January - 24
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
1287 Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on January - 24.
1444 On this day in history birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
1638 Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on January - 24.
1664 John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on January - 24.
1670 On January - 24 birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)
1674 On January - 24 birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)
1679 On January - 24 birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher
1705 On this day in history birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato
1712 Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) was born on January - 24.
1712 Georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher was born on this day in history.
1724 On January - 24 birth of frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
1732 Pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.
1742 Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808) was born on January - 24.
1746 Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92) was born on January - 24.
1750 Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist was born on this day in history.
1754 On January - 24 birth of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820)
1758 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer was born on this day in history.
1763 Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831) was born on January - 24.
1767 On January - 24 birth of antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)
1774 On this day in history birth of karl Moser, composer
1776 On this day in history birth of ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine)
1778 On this day in history birth of charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X
1779 Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826) was born on January - 24.
1798 On January - 24 birth of karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden)
1798 Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician) was born on January - 24.
1800 Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer was born on January - 24.
1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector was born on this day in history.
1814 On this day in history birth of abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector
1820 On January - 24 birth of john Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
1828 On this day in history birth of adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1828 On this day in history birth of ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist
1828 On January - 24 birth of karol Studzinski, composer
1829 On January - 24 birth of william Mason, composer
1832 On this day in history birth of john Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865