Famous Personalities Born In July - 24
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
1380 On this day in history birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint
1660 Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on July - 24.
1686 Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on this day in history.
1720 On July - 24 birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik
1725 On this day in history birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)
1738 On this day in history birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)
1757 Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.
1759 Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on this day in history.
1783 Simon BolÃvar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule was born on July - 24.
1786 On July - 24 birth of joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843)
1794 On this day in history birth of johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865)
1796 Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on July - 24.
1796 John Middleton Clayton, Delaware, (Sen-Del)/US Sec of State (1849-50) was born on July - 24.
1798 On this day in history birth of john Adams Dix, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
1802 Alexandre Dumas Pere, France, author (3 Musketeers) was born on this day in history.
1802 Ira Aldridge, famous African was born on this day in history.
1803 Alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist) was born on July - 24.
1815 On July - 24 birth of antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810]
1817 Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905) was born on this day in history.
1818 On July - 24 birth of felix Godefroid, composer
1821 On this day in history birth of william Poole, American gang member (New York City's Bowery Boys) (d. 1855)
1826 On this day in history birth of francisco S Lopez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70)
1826 Ivan Bloch, Polish military theorist and peace activist (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history birth of julius Adolph de Lagnel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912
1832 Johann Christoph Lauterbach, violinist was born on this day in history.
1841 On this day in history birth of raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter
1842 Ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust) was born on this day in history.
1851 Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.
1856 On this day in history birth of charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941)
1857 On this day in history birth of henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917)
1858 On July - 24 birth of wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920)
1860 On this day in history birth of alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939)
1862 Johan A de Sleeve, [Adwaita], philosopher/classical/poet (Brahman) was born on this day in history.
1864 B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu) was born on July - 24.