Birthdates which
occurred on 24th January :
0076 Publius A
Hadrianus 14th Roman Emperor (117-138)
1664 Sir John Vanbrugh London, dramatist/architect (baptized)
1679 Christian von Wolff German philosopher
1705 Farinelli "Carlo Broschi" Andria Italy, castrato
1712 Frederick II (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)
1712 Georg F Schmidt German engraver/etcher
1732 Pierre de Beaumarchais France, playwright (Barber of Seville)
1746 Gustav III king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92)
1750 Wybo Fijnje Dutch politician/patriot/journalist
1758 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel composer
1767 Antony CW Staring Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)
1774 Karl Moser composer
1776 Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann German writer/judge/composer (Undine)
1778 Charles F duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X
1798 Karl von Staudt German math professor (projective geometrician)
1798 Karl von Holtei Silesian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden)
1800 Sir Edwin Chadwick British social reformer
1814 Abraham van Stolk Dutch resources/art collector
1820 John Milton Thayer Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died
in 1906
1828 Adam Jacoby Slemmer Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died
in 1868
1828 Ferdinand J Cohn German botanist/publicist
1828 Karol Studzinski composer
1829 William Mason composer
1832 John Pegram Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
1833 Bernhard Erdmannsdörffer German, historian (Deutsche Geschichte)
1859 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky composer
1862 Edith Wharton[-Jones] US, novelist (Ethan Frome, Age of Innocence,
House of Mirth)
1874 Arthur Shomburg famous African
1880 Elisabeth Achelis creator (World Calendar)
1883 Estelle Winwood [Goodwin], England, actress (Miracle on 34th
Street)
1888 Ernst Heinrich Heinkel German inventor (1st rocket-powered aircraft)
1888 Hedwig "Vicki" Baum Austrian/US author (Men Never Know)
1891 Walter Model German field marshal
1895 Albin Zollinger Swiss poet/author (Der Halbe Mensch)
1895 Eugen Roth writer
1895 Hans Fischböck Austria, Finance minister (Nazi-occupied
Holland)
1902 Walter Keirnan New Haven CT, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret)
1902 Oskar Morgenstern German/US economist
1903 Robert Gwathmey artist (Arts & Letters)
1906 Norman Cook museum curator
1907 Alfonse Vranckx Belgian lawyer/politician
1907 Maurice Couve de Murville France premier (1968-69)
1909 Ann Todd Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil)
1909 Tiny Winters musician
1911 C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night)
1912 Ken Weekes cricketer (West Indies batsman vs England 1939, 137
at The Oval)
1913 Mark Goodson TV game-show producer (Goodson-Toddman)
1913 Norman Dello Joio [Dello Ioio], New York City NY, composer
1915 Ernest Borgnine Hamden CT, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale,
Marty)
1915 Robert B Motherwell US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic)
1915 Vitezslava Kapralova composer
1916 John Corner scientist
1916 Vic Stollmeyer cricketer (brother of Jeff Scored 96 in only Test
innings)
1918 John McLiam Alberta, actor (Parker-Men From Shiloh)
1918 Oral Roberts Televangelist; needs $8,000,000 (Oral Roberts College)
1918 Gottfried von Einem Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons
Tod)
1919 Leon Kirchner Brooklyn NY, opera composer (Lily)
1919 Nora Beloff journalist/author
1920 Don Saddler Van Nuys CA, dancer (Holiday Hotel)
1920 Jerry Maren actor (munchkin-Wizard of Oz, Mayor McCheese)
1921 Bernard J Dwyer (Representative-D-NJ, 1981- )
1922 Neil Franklin soccer star
1923 Simeon ten Holt composer
1924 8th Earl Spencer English large landowner/father of Diane
1924 David Craighead composer
1924 Klaus George Roy composer
1924 Marvin Kaplan Brooklyn NY, actor (Top Cat, Henry-Alice)
1924 Robert W Kastenmeier (Representative-D-WI, 1959- )
1925 Maria Tallchief Fairfax OK, ballerina
1925 William Hudson California, actor (I Led 3 Lives)
1927 Paula Hawkins (Senator-R-FL, 1981-86)
1928 Desmond Morris English zoologist (Human Ape, Body Language)
1930 Bernard Matthews English turkey farmer/multi-millionaire
1931 Ib Norholm composer
1931 Kees Zÿlstra Dutch MP (PvdA)
1932 Werner Steger composer
1933 Zeke Carey US R&B-singer (Flamingos-I Only Have Eyes For
You)
1936 Doug Kershaw Louisiana, plays electric fiddle
1936 Jack Scott Canada, rocker (My True Love)
1936 Daniel Goode composer
1938 Julius Arthur Hemphill saxophonist
1939 Ray Stevens Clarksdale GA, singer (Ahab the Arab, The Streak)
1940 Flip Buurmeijer Dutch MP (PvdA)
1941 Michael Chapman Leeds England, rocker (Looking for 11)
1941 Neil Diamond Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Jazz Singer)
1941 Aaron Neville US singer/keyboardist (Neville Brothers)
1943 Sharon Tate Dallas TX, actress (Valley of the Dolls)
1943 Julie Bennett Beverly Hills CA, actress (Hey There It's Yogi
Bear)
1944 David Gerrold [Jerrold David Friedman], author (World of Star
Trek)
1946 Hubert M "Jubi" Kirindongo Curaçaos sculptor/painter
1946 John Harrison South African correspondent (BBC)
1946 Michael Ontkean Vancouver BC, actor (Rookies, Slap Shot, Twin
Peaks)
1947 Giorgio Chinaglia soccer star (Lazio of Italy, New York Cosmos)
1947 Warren Zevon Chicago IL, rocker (Excitable Boy)
1947 David Randall priest
1948 Elliott Abrams assistant secretary of state/supplied arms to
the Contras
1949 John Belushi Chicago IL, comedian/actor (SNL, Blues Brothers)
1949 Bart Gordon (Representative-D-TN, 1985- )
1950 Daniel Auteuil Algeria, actor (Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring)
1951 Yakov Smirnoff Russia, comedian (It's a wonderful country)
1952 William F Readdy Quonset Point RI, astronaut (STS 42, 51, 79)
1953 Brian Matthews Philadelphia PA, actor (The Burning)
1955 James Montgomery US 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1976)
1955 Julian Holland rocker (Squeeze)
1958 Frank Ullrich East Germany, world biathlon champion
1960 Nastassja Kinski Berlin Germany, actress (Tess, Cat People)
1961 Krasimir Mikhailov Stoyanov Bulgaria, cosmonaut
1962 Sultan Zarawani cricketer (United Arab Emirates captain 1996
World Cup)
1964 Rob Dibble Bridgeport CT, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
1964 Ronnie McCann Evander South Africa, Nike golfer (1993 Hawkeye-37th)
1965 Ross MacDonald Vancouver BC, star yachter (Olympics-96)
1966 Kim Saiki Inglewood CA, golfer (1994 Standard Register PING-13th)
1966 Mike Forgeron Main-A-Dieu Nova Scotia, rower (Olympics-96)
1967 Chris Warren NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks)
1967 Shannon Butler South Lake Tahoe CA, 10k runner
1968 Mark Burmester cricketer (Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in 3 Tests
1992)
1968 Mary Lou Retton Fairmont WV, gymnast (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2
bronze-84)
1968 Ross Powell US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros)
1968 Scott Mercier Harbor City CA, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1969 Louise McPaul Australian javelin thrower (Olympics-silver-92,
96)
1969 Stephanie Romanov actress (Teri Spencer-Models Inc)/model (Elite)
1970 Chris Bartolone hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
1970 Matthew Lillard actor (Scream)
1971 Tonya Crowe Long Beach CA, actress (Olivia-Knots Landing)
1971 Cory Bailey US baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1971 Joe Panos NFL guard/center (Philadelphia Eagles)
1971 John Reece WLAF/NFL cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals, Dallas Cowboys)
1971 Saalman Raelyn Fostoria Ohio, actress (Attack of 60' Centerfold)
1972 Jay Walker quarterback (Minnesota Vikings)
1972 Joe Garten WLAF center (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 Raphael Graetz WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 Salima Davidson Pittsburgh Penn, volleyball setter (Olympics-96)
1972 Shannon Garrett CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1973 Chris Ferraro Port Jefferson, NHL right wing (Olympics-94, New
York Rangers)
1973 Erik Gervais Valleyfield Québec Canada, kayaker (Olympics-96)
1973 Peter Ferraro Port Jefferson, NHL right wing (Olympics-94, New
York Rangers)
1973 Richard Aimonetto hockey forward (Team France 1998)
1974 Kristy Sargeant Edmonton Alberta, ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada)
1974 Layla Linn Miss New Mexico-USA (1996)
1974 Tim Biakabutuka running back (Carolina Panthers)
1975 Danielle Connors Miss Virginia-USA (1996)
1976 Laure Belleville Miss France-Universe (1996)
1976 Shae-Lynn Bourne Chatham Ontario, ice dancer (Bourne & Kraatz
- 1995 World Champions-4th)
1977 Lenka Cenkova Trinec Czechoslovakia, tennis star (1995 Futures-Vaihingen-Germany)
1979 Tatyana M Ali New York City NY, actress (Sesame Street, Fresh
Prince of Bel Air)
1993 Ashley Jade Stern daughter of radio personality Howard Stern
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Deaths which occurred on January 24th:
0041 Caligula [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated
at 28
0661 Ali ibn Abu Talib kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered
0772 Stefanus III/IV pope (768-72), dies
0817 Stefanus IV [V/Colonna], pope (816-17), dies
1336 Alfonso IV the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36
1473 Conrad Paumann German blind organist/composer, dies
1547 Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, executed for treason
1639 George Jenatsch Grisons leader, assassinated
1666 Johann Andreas Herbst composer, dies at 77
1678 Joan Maetsuyker Governor-General of Netherlands East-Indies,
dies at 72
1805 Giacomo Conti composer, dies at 50
1812 Eligio Celestino composer, dies at 72
1851 Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini Italian composer, dies at 76
1862 James McIntosh US confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle
at about 33
1864 Otto Jonas Lindblad composer, dies at 54
1864 Stephen Gardner Champlin Brigadier General (Union), dies at about
36
1883 Friedrich von Flotow German baron/composer, dies at 70
1884 Johann Christian Gebauer composer, dies at 75
1885 Martin R Delany politician & black nationalist, dies at 72
1901 Simon Hassler composer, dies at 68
1904 Franz Coenen composer, dies at 77
1911 Carl Eilhardt composer, dies at 67
1913 Gustav Luders composer, dies at 47
1924 Thephilo Braga Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80
1929 Willem Royaards theater director (Adam in Ballingschap), dies
1940 Emile van Bosch revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52
1943 John Burns English minister of Local Government (1905-14), dies
1947 Felix Timmermans writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies
at 60
1950 Bull Montana actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62
1953 [Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt General-field marshal (Normandy),
dies at 77
1957 Daniel Taylor cricketer (brother of Herbie, 2 Tests for South
Africa 1914), dies
1960 John Miljan actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies
at 66
1960 Rutland Boughton composer, dies at 82
1961 Willem J M van Eysinga people rights scholar, dies at 82
1962 Tom Shirley actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62
1964 Joseph Schildkraut actor (Joseph Schildkraut Presents), dies
at 68
1965 Winston Churchill PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at
90
1967 Howard Charles Shaiffer entertainer, dies at 49
1969 Pauline Hall composer, dies at 78
1969 Tom Zachary baseball pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at 72
1970 James "Shep" Shepherd rocker (Shep & Limelites),
beaten to death
1972 Jerome Cowan actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74
1973 J Carrol Naish actor (Charlie Chan-Adventures of Charlie Chan),
dies at 72
1973 Alan Lisette cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for New Zealand
1956), dies
1975 Larry Fine actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72
1979 Jerry Damon comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51
1979 Mabel Taliaferro actress (My Love Come Back), dies at 91
1983 George Cukor director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83
1986 Gordon MacRae singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64
1986 L[aFayette] Ron[ald] Hubbard author/founder of Scientology (Dianetics,Death
Quest), dies at 74
1988 Charles Glenn King biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at
91
1989 Ted Bundy serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida
at 42
1990 Madge Bellamy actress (White Zombie), dies at 87
1991 George Gobel comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71
1991 Lawrence Lott actor (Real Men, Philadelphia Experiment), dies
of AIDS at 40
1992 Charles Moulin French actor (French Tarzan), dies
1992 John Bleifer actor (Highway to Heaven), dies at 90
1992 Tina Chow model, dies of AIDs at 41
1993 Thurgood Marshall 1st black supreme court justice (1967-91),
dies 84
1993 Ugur Mumcu Turkish journalist (Cumhuriyet Murder), dies
1994 Michalis Vranopoulos head of Greek state bank, murdered at 48
1995 Ian Prestt English ornithologist, dies at 65
1995 Victor Reinganum artist, dies at 87
1995 Wim H Sinnige Amsterdam PvdA alderman of Finance, dies at 60
1996 Sandor Iharos athlete, dies at 65
1996 Ursula Heathcote Nicholls campaigner, dies at 75
1997 Callum Alexander MacDonald historian, dies at 49
1998 Jay Monahan husband of Katie Couric, dies of cancer at 42
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