Famous Deaths In April - 24

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

0729  On this day in history egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89   

1077  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on April - 24.   

1338  On this day in history death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  On April - 24 jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies   

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on this day in history.   

1622  Death of Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (b. 1577) on April - 24.   

1656  Death of Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) on this day in history.   

1731  On this day in history daniel Defoe, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies   

1736  On April - 24 death of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. 1663)   

1758  On this day in history florian Wrastill, composer, dies at 41   

1776  Carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84 on April - 24.   

1779  On April - 24 death of eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (b. 1711)   

1824  Herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1827  On April - 24 pierre Joseph Candielle, composer, dies at 82   

1848  On this day in history francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69   

1850  Louis Alexandre Piccinni, composer, dies at 70 on April - 24.   

1852  On this day in history death of vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (b. 1783)   

1855  On this day in history walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75   

1875  On this day in history jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58   

1891  On this day in history count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies   

1900  George J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1904  Friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77 on April - 24.   

1912  Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 on April - 24.   

1917  On this day in history oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies   

1922  On April - 24 richard Batka, composer, dies at 53   

1924  On this day in history george Street, English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies   

1928  On this day in history ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72   

1935  On April - 24 paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80   

1936  On April - 24 alphons Diepenbrock, composer, dies at 73   

1938  Death of George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863) on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history john Foulds, composer, dies at 58   

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1538  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on this day in history.   

1581  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on April - 24.   

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on this day in history.   

1660  On April - 24 birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

1670  On this day in history birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

1706  On April - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer