Famous Deaths In October - 24

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

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on this day in history.   

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1537  On October - 24 jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies   

1572  On October - 24 death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)   

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on October - 24.   

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

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on October - 24.   

1655  On this day in history pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63   

1667  Death of Gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.   

1669  On October - 24 death of william Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600)   

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  On October - 24 death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician   

1785  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1789  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1799  Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 on October - 24.   

1821  Death of Elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740) on October - 24.   

1852  On October - 24 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 this day in history.   

1875  Death of Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on this day in history.   

1897  Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 on October - 24.   

1898  On this day in history death of pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824)   

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

1902  Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69 on October - 24.   

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  Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1922  Death of George Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839) on October - 24.   

1925  On this day in history jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56   

1929  On this day in history peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74   

1930  On this day in history renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26   

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  On this day in history birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver   

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on October - 24.   

1675  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 24.