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 May - 24 birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter   

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on this day in history.   

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

1677  Alexandre de Villenueve, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1751  On May - 24 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  On May - 24 birth of giacomo Conti, composer   

1767  Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On May - 24 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 this day in history.   

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

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 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 May - 24.   

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

1831  Richard Hoffman, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1840  On this day in history birth of frederick Walker, painter   

1841  On this day in history birth of charles Napier Henry, painter   

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

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

1351  Death of Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297) on May - 24.   

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on May - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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