Famous Deaths In April - 24

0624  On this day in history death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

0729  On this day in history egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89   

1077  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on April - 24.   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on this day in history.   

1530  On April - 24 jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies   

1617  On this day in history death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered   

1622  Death of Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (b. 1577) on April - 24.   

1656  On April - 24 death of thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)   

1731  On April - 24 daniel Defoe, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies   

1736  On April - 24 death of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. 1663)   

1758  Florian Wrastill, composer, dies at 41 on April - 24.   

1776  On this day in history carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84   

1779  On April - 24 death of eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (b. 1711)   

1824  On April - 24 herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71   

1827  Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1848  Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history louis Alexandre Piccinni, composer, dies at 70   

1852  On April - 24 death of vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (b. 1783)   

1855  Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75 on April - 24.   

1875  Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on April - 24.   

1891  On April - 24 count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies   

1900  George J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76 on April - 24.   

1904  Friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1912  Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 on April - 24.   

1917  On April - 24 oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies   

1922  On April - 24 richard Batka, composer, dies at 53   

1924  George Street, English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies on April - 24.   

1928  Ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72 on April - 24.   

1935  On this day in history paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80   

1936  On this day in history alphons Diepenbrock, composer, dies at 73   

1938  On this day in history death of george Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)   

1939  On this day in history john Foulds, composer, dies at 58   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1533  On April - 24 birth of william I of Orange (d. 1584)   

1538  On April - 24 birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer   

1581  On April - 24 birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

1594  On April - 24 birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

1620  On April - 24 birth of john Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography   

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on April - 24.   

1670  On this day in history birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

1706  On April - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer