Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

0996  On October - 24 hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58   

1375  On this day in history death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)   

1521  On October - 24 robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57   

1537  On this day in history jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies   

1572  On this day in history death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)   

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1601  On October - 24 tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on this day in history.   

1655  On October - 24 pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63   

1667  On this day in history death of gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried   

1669  Death of William Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600) on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history death of john Webb, English architect (b. 1611)   

1679  On this day in history barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66   

1708  Death of Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on October - 24.   

1785  On October - 24 jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64   

1789  On October - 24 joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69   

1799  Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1821  Death of Elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740) on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70   

1860  On October - 24 elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80   

1864  James Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46 on October - 24.   

1875  On this day in history death of raffaello Carboni, Italian writer   

1897  Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1898  Death of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82   

1902  Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83   

1915  Death of Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86   

1922  Death of George Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839) on this day in history.   

1925  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on October - 24.   

1929  Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1930  Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1931  Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies on this day in history.   

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0051  Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) was born on October - 24.   

1378  On October - 24 birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)   

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on this day in history.   

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on this day in history.   

1675  On October - 24 birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

1710  On this day in history birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on this day in history.