Famous Personalities Born In May - 24

1522  On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)   

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on this day in history.   

1605  On May - 24 birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church   

1610  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer   

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 May - 24 birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist   

1671  On May - 24 birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)   

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 this day in history birth of jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist   

1751  On May - 24 birth of charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802)   

1753  Oliver Cromwell, Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington was born on May - 24.   

1754  On this day in history birth of giacomo Conti, composer   

1767  On May - 24 birth of joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer   

1781  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player was born on this day in history.   

1794  William Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science) was born on May - 24.   

1803  On this day in history birth of charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano   

1803  On May - 24 birth of alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866)   

1807  Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature was born on this day in history.   

1807  Thomas Duncan, painter was born on May - 24.   

1810  Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism was born on May - 24.   

1811  On May - 24 birth of charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877   

1816  Emanuel Leutze, US, painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware) was born on May - 24.   

1816  On this day in history birth of robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894)   

1819  Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain (1837-1901) was born on this day in history.   

1830  Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897) was born on this day in history.   

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

1836  Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925) was born on May - 24.   

1838  Paul Laband, German lawyer was born on May - 24.   

1840  Frederick Walker, painter was born on May - 24.   

1841  Charles Napier Henry, painter was born on this day in history.   

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1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on May - 24.   

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

1456  Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on this day in history.   

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

1612  On this day in history robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48