Famous Birthdays In July - 24

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 July - 24.   

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  On this day in history birth of simon Bolívar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule   

1786  Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843) was born on this day in history.   

1794  Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

1796  On July - 24 birth of herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman   

1796  On this day in history birth of john Middleton Clayton, Delaware, (Sen-Del)/US Sec of State (1849-50)   

1798  On July - 24 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  On July - 24 birth of alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist)   

1815  On this day in history 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 July - 24.   

1818  On this day in history birth of felix Godefroid, composer   

1821  William Poole, American gang member (New York City's Bowery Boys) (d. 1855) was born on this day in history.   

1826  On July - 24 birth of francisco S Lopez, [Tiran], president of Paraguay (1862-70)   

1826  On this day in history birth of ivan Bloch, Polish military theorist and peace activist (d. 1902)   

1827  Julius Adolph de Lagnel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 was born on this day in history.   

1832  Johann Christoph Lauterbach, violinist was born on July - 24.   

1841  Raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter was born on this day in history.   

1842  On July - 24 birth of ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust)   

1851  Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935) was born on July - 24.   

1856  Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history birth of henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917)   

1858  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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1115  On July - 24 death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on July - 24.   

1345  On July - 24 death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  On July - 24 death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)   

1594  On this day in history death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  On July - 24 johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on July - 24.   

1739  On this day in history benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday