Famous Personalities Born In May - 24

1522  On this day in history birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)   

1544  On May - 24 birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)   

1605  On this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church   

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1616  On May - 24 birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)   

1619  On this day in history birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter   

1650  On this day in history birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist   

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.   

1677  On May - 24 birth of alexandre de Villenueve, composer   

1689  Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769) was born on May - 24.   

1736  On May - 24 birth of juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer   

1738  George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) was born on May - 24.   

1743  On May - 24 birth of jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist   

1751  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)   

1753  On this day in history birth of oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington   

1754  Giacomo Conti, composer was born on May - 24.   

1767  On this day in history birth of joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer   

1781  On May - 24 birth of louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player   

1794  William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) was born on this day in history.   

1803  Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano was born on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history birth of alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866)   

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature was born on May - 24.   

1807  On this day in history birth of thomas Duncan, painter   

1810  On May - 24 birth of abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism   

1811  Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 was born on May - 24.   

1816  Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware) was born on this day in history.   

1816  Robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894) was born on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history birth of victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901)   

1830  Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897) was born on May - 24.   

1831  Richard Hoffman, composer was born on May - 24.   

1836  On this day in history birth of joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925)   

1838  On this day in history birth of paul Laband, German lawyer   

1840  On May - 24 birth of frederick Walker, painter   

1841  On May - 24 birth of charles Napier Henry, painter   

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1144  On May - 24 petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies   

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.   

1351  On May - 24 death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  On May - 24 death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)   

1425  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on this day in history.   

1456  On May - 24 death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)   

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on this day in history.   

1612  On May - 24 robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48