Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24
Saturday, 04 January 2025
0996 On this day in history hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58
1375 Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on October - 24.
1521 Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.
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 On October - 24 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51
1601 On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54
1649 On this day in history ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89
1655 Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63 on October - 24.
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 Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on this day in history.
1708 On October - 24 death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician
1785 Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on October - 24.
1789 On this day in history joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69
1799 On this day in history carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59
1821 On this day in history death of elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)
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 October - 24.
1864 On October - 24 james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46
1875 On this day in history death of raffaello Carboni, Italian writer
1897 On October - 24 francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73
1898 Death of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824) on October - 24.
1901 Paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82 on October - 24.
1902 On this day in history vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69
1912 On October - 24 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 October - 24.
1925 Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on this day in history.
1929 On October - 24 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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