Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

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

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on August - 24.   

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

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  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on August - 24.   

1572  On this day in history death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded   

1595  On August - 24 thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies   

1647  On August - 24 nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61   

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

1666  On August - 24 francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57   

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 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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1833  On August - 24 adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65   

1840  Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

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

1889  On August - 24 jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies   

1895  John F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1906  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies on August - 24.   

1907  On August - 24 pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58   

1921  On August - 24 death of nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886)   

1923  On this day in history kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66   

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

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1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on this day in history.   

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

1210  On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

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

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

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.