Famous Personalities Born In May - 24

1522  On May - 24 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  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  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history 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  Alexandre de Villenueve, composer was born on this day in history.   

1689  On May - 24 birth of daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769)   

1736  Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer was born on May - 24.   

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

1743  Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist was born on this day in history.   

1751  Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina (1796-1802) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1767  Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer was born on May - 24.   

1781  On this day in history birth of louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player   

1794  On this day in history birth of william Whewell, British philosopher (History of Inductive Science)   

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

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

1807  On this day in history birth of cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature   

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  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  Robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894) was born on May - 24.   

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

1830  On this day in history birth of alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897)   

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

1836  Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

1838  Paul Laband, German lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1840  Frederick Walker, painter was born on this day in history.   

1841  Charles Napier Henry, painter was born on May - 24.   

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

1153  On May - 24 david I, King of Scotland, dies   

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  On May - 24 death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)   

1456  On this day in history death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)   

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on May - 24.   

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