Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on October - 24.   

1375  On October - 24 death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)   

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

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on October - 24.   

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on October - 24.   

1579  On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

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

1649  On October - 24 ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89   

1655  Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63 on October - 24.   

1667  On October - 24 death of gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried   

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

1672  Death of John Webb, English architect (b. 1611) on October - 24.   

1679  On October - 24 barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66   

1708  On this day in history death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician   

1785  On this day in history jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64   

1789  On this day in history 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  Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46   

1875  Death of Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on October - 24.   

1897  On this day in history francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73   

1898  On October - 24 death of pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824)   

1901  Paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69   

1912  Louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1915  Death of Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828) on October - 24.   

1918  Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 on October - 24.   

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

1925  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

1930  On October - 24 renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26   

1931  On this day in history murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies   

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0051  Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) was born on this day in history.   

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.   

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

1632  On October - 24 birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)   

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

1710  On October - 24 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  On this day in history birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)