Famous Deaths Happened In April - 24

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 24.   

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

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on this day in history.   

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on this day in history.   

1185  On this day in history death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

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

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on April - 24.   

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 this day in history death of thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)   

1731  On this day in history 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  Carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

1824  On this day in history herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71   

1827  On this day in history pierre Joseph Candielle, composer, dies at 82   

1848  On April - 24 francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69   

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

1852  Death of Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (b. 1783) on this day in history.   

1855  Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1875  Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77   

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

1917  Oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1924  On April - 24 george Street, English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies   

1928  On April - 24 ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72   

1935  Paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80 on April - 24.   

1936  Alphons Diepenbrock, composer, dies at 73 on April - 24.   

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

1939  John Foulds, composer, dies at 58 on April - 24.   

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on April - 24.   

1538  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on this day in history.   

1581  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on this day in history.   

1660  On April - 24 birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

1670  Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1706  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer