Famous Personalities Born In January - 24
Saturday, 22 February 2025
1287 On January - 24 birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)
1444 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on January - 24.
1638 On January - 24 birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)
1664 John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on January - 24.
1670 On this day in history birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)
1674 Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on January - 24.
1679 On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher
1705 Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on January - 24.
1712 On January - 24 birth of frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)
1712 On January - 24 birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher
1724 On January - 24 birth of frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
1732 On this day in history birth of pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville)
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 this day in history.
1750 On this day in history birth of wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist
1754 Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.
1758 On January - 24 birth of johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer
1763 Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.
1767 On January - 24 birth of antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)
1774 Karl Moser, composer was born on this day in history.
1776 On this day in history birth of ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine)
1778 Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X was born on January - 24.
1779 Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.
1798 Karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden) was born on January - 24.
1798 Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician) was born on this day in history.
1800 Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer was born on January - 24.
1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector was born on January - 24.
1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector was born on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history 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 Karol Studzinski, composer was born on this day in history.
1829 On January - 24 birth of william Mason, composer
1832 On January - 24 birth of john Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865