Famous Deaths In January - 24

0041  On January - 24 death of caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28   

0661  Death of Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered on January - 24.   

0772  On this day in history stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies   

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on January - 24.   

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on January - 24.   

1336  On this day in history alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36   

1366  On this day in history death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on January - 24.   

1473  On January - 24 conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies   

1547  On January - 24 death of henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason   

1595  Death of Ferdinand II of Austria (b. 1529) on January - 24.   

1626  On this day in history death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)   

1639  Death of George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated on January - 24.   

1666  On January - 24 johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77   

1678  Joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1709  On this day in history death of george Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650)   

1769  Death of François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695) on January - 24.   

1805  Giacomo Conti, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1812  Eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72 on January - 24.   

1851  Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)   

1862  On this day in history james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33   

1864  On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54   

1877  On this day in history death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)   

1882  On this day in history death of levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)   

1883  On January - 24 friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70   

1884  Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75 on January - 24.   

1885  On this day in history martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72   

1895  Death of Lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849) on this day in history.   

1901  Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77   

1911  Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1913  Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47 on January - 24.   

1918  Death of George Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

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1287  Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on January - 24.   

1444  On January - 24 birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)   

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on January - 24.   

1664  On January - 24 birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)   

1670  On this day in history birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)   

1674  Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on January - 24.   

1679  On January - 24 birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher   

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on this day in history.