Famous Deaths Happened In April - 24

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 24.   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on April - 24.   

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

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on this day in history.   

1185  On April - 24 death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on April - 24.   

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  On April - 24 death of thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)   

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

1736  Death of Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. 1663) on April - 24.   

1758  Florian Wrastill, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84   

1779  Death of Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (b. 1711) on this day in history.   

1824  On April - 24 herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71   

1827  Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer, dies at 82 on April - 24.   

1848  Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 on April - 24.   

1850  On April - 24 louis Alexandre Piccinni, composer, dies at 70   

1852  Death of Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (b. 1783) on April - 24.   

1855  Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75 on April - 24.   

1875  Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on April - 24.   

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

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

1904  Friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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  Ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72 on April - 24.   

1935  Paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80 on April - 24.   

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

1938  Death of George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863) on April - 24.   

1939  John Foulds, composer, dies at 58 on April - 24.   

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on April - 24.   

1538  On this day in history birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer   

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

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on April - 24.   

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on this day in history.   

1670  Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1706  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer