Famous Personalities Born In July - 24
Friday, 21 February 2025
1380 On July - 24 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 Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born on July - 24.
1725 On July - 24 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 On this day in history birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)
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 Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.
1796 Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on July - 24.
1796 On July - 24 birth of john Middleton Clayton, Delaware, (Sen-Del)/US Sec of State (1849-50)
1798 On this day in history birth of john Adams Dix, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
1802 On this day in history birth of alexandre Dumas Pere, France, author (3 Musketeers)
1802 Ira Aldridge, famous African was born on this day in history.
1803 On this day in history birth of alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist)
1815 Antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810] was born on this day in history.
1817 On July - 24 birth of adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)
1818 Felix Godefroid, composer was born on July - 24.
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 Ivan Bloch, Polish military theorist and peace activist (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.
1827 Julius Adolph de Lagnel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 was born on July - 24.
1832 Johann Christoph Lauterbach, violinist was born on July - 24.
1841 Raimundo Madrazo y Garretta, painter was born on this day in history.
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 July - 24 birth of charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941)
1857 Henrik Pontoppidan, Denmark, writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917) was born on this day in history.
1858 Wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920) was born on this day in history.
1860 On July - 24 birth of alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939)
1862 On this day in history birth of johan A de Sleeve, [Adwaita], philosopher/classical/poet (Brahman)
1864 On July - 24 birth of b[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer (Lulu)