Famous Deaths In January - 24

0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on January - 24.  

0661  Death of Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered on this day in history.  

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

0817  On this day in history stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies  

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on this day in history.  

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on January - 24.  

1366  Death of Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299) on January - 24.  

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on January - 24.  

1473  Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies on January - 24.  

1547  Death of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason on January - 24.  

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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 January - 24.  

1639  Death of George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated on this day in history.  

1666  Johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77 on January - 24.  

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  On January - 24 death of françois de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)  

1805  On this day in history 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 January - 24.  

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

1862  James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 on January - 24.  

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

1877  On this day in history death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)  

1882  Death of Levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808) on January - 24.  

1883  Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70 on January - 24.  

1884  Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75 on January - 24.  

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

1895  On January - 24 death of lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849)  

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

1904  Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67  

1913  On this day in history gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47  

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 this day in history birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)  

1444  On January - 24 birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)  

1638  On this day in history birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)  

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

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

1674  Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1705  On January - 24 birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato