Famous Deaths In August - 24

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on this day in history.   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on August - 24.   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on this day in history.   

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on August - 24.   

1540  On August - 24 death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  On this day in history death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on this day in history.   

1595  Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies on this day in history.   

1647  Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61 on August - 24.   

1664  Death of Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610) on August - 24.   

1666  Francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57 on August - 24.   

1679  On August - 24 death of jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614)   

1680  On this day in history death of ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried   

1683  Death of John Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616) on August - 24.   

1712  On August - 24 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54   

1724  Andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75 on August - 24.   

1759  On this day in history ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44   

1770  On this day in history thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies   

1779  Death of Saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

1798  Death of Thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709) on August - 24.   

1801  Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68 on August - 24.   

1832  Death of Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (b. 1796) on August - 24.   

1833  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65 on August - 24.   

1840  On this day in history joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89   

1841  Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1888  On August - 24 rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies   

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on August - 24.   

1895  On this day in history john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74   

1906  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1907  Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1921  Death of Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

1923  Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66 on August - 24.   

1939  On this day in history w H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies   

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1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on August - 24.   

1198  On August - 24 birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on this day in history.   

1358  On August - 24 birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)   

1393  On this day in history birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)   

1420  On this day in history birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer