Who Was Born Today – February 24 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on February 24 | ||
1500 | Charles V, king of Spain and the last Holy Roman Emperor to be crowned by the Pope. | |
1786 | Wilhelm Carl Grimm, compiler, with his brother of fairy tales. | |
1836 | Winslow Homer, American painter. | |
1841 | John Phillip Holland, inventor of the modern submarine. | |
1874 | Honus Wagner, baseball shortstop known as “The Flying Dutchman.” | |
1885 | Chester Nimitz, U.S. admiral who commanded naval forces in the Pacific during WWII. | |
1887 | Mary Ellen Chase, New England writer. | |
1909 | August Derleth, writer (Still is the Summer Night, The Shield of the Valiant). |