Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

0079  On August - 24 death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  On this day in history magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

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 August - 24.   

1371  On August - 24 death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on this day in history.   

1542  On August - 24 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 August - 24.   

1647  On this day in history nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61   

1664  Death of Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610) on this day in history.   

1666  On this day in history francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57   

1679  On this day in history death of jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614)   

1680  Death of Ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried on this day in history.   

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

1712  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54   

1724  Andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1759  On August - 24 ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44   

1770  On August - 24 thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies   

1779  On this day in history death of saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714)   

1798  On August - 24 death of thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709)   

1801  Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history death of nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (b. 1796)   

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

1840  Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 on August - 24.   

1841  Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36 on August - 24.   

1888  On this day in history rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies   

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on this day in history.   

1895  On August - 24 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  On August - 24 death of nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886)   

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

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

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1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on this day in history.   

1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  On this day in history birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on August - 24.   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on this day in history.   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on August - 24.   

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

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.