Famous Deaths In January - 24

0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on this day in history.  

0661  Death of Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered on January - 24.  

0772  On January - 24 stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies  

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on January - 24.  

1125  On January - 24 death of david IV of Georgia (b. 1073)  

1336  On this day in history alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36  

1366  On January - 24 death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)  

1376  On this day in history death of richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader  

1473  On this day in history conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies  

1547  On January - 24 death of henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason  

1595  Death of Ferdinand II of Austria (b. 1529) on this day in history.  

1626  Death of Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) on this day in history.  

1639  On January - 24 death of george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated  

1666  On January - 24 johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77  

1678  On this day in history joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72  

1709  On this day in history death of george Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650)  

1769  Death of François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695) on January - 24.  

1805  On January - 24 giacomo Conti, composer, dies at 50  

1812  On January - 24 eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72  

1851  Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1856  On this day in history death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)  

1862  On January - 24 james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33  

1864  On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54  

1877  On January - 24 death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)  

1882  Death of Levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808) on this day in history.  

1883  Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75  

1885  Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on January - 24.  

1895  Death of Lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849) on January - 24.  

1901  On this day in history simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68  

1904  On this day in history franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

1911  Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1913  Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history death of george Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871)  

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1287  On January - 24 birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)  

1444  On this day in history birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)  

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.  

1664  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

1670  On January - 24 birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)  

1674  On this day in history birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)  

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.  

1705  On this day in history birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato