Famous Birthdays In May - 24

1522  On this day in history 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  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on this day in history.   

1610  On May - 24 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  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on May - 24.   

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

1677  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Villenueve, composer   

1689  Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769) was born on this day in history.   

1736  Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1738  George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1754  Giacomo Conti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1767  On May - 24 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 May - 24.   

1803  On May - 24 birth of charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano   

1803  Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1810  On this day in history birth of abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism   

1811  On this day in history birth of charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877   

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

1816  On May - 24 birth of robert Seaman Granger, (Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894)   

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

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

1831  On May - 24 birth of richard Hoffman, composer   

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

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

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

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

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1144  On this day in history petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies   

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

1351  Death of Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297) on this day in history.   

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on this day in history.   

1425  On this day in history 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  On this day in history robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48