Famous Deaths Happened In April - 24

0624  On April - 24 death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on April - 24.   

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

1077  On this day in history geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

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

1338  On this day in history death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

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

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on April - 24.   

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

1656  Death of Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) on April - 24.   

1731  Daniel Defoe, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies on this day in history.   

1736  Death of Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. 1663) on April - 24.   

1758  On this day in history florian Wrastill, composer, dies at 41   

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  Herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1848  On this day in history francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69   

1850  Louis Alexandre Piccinni, composer, dies at 70 on April - 24.   

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

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  Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies on April - 24.   

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

1904  On April - 24 friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77   

1912  Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1922  On this day in history richard Batka, composer, dies at 53   

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

1928  On this day in history ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72   

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

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

1938  On April - 24 death of george Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)   

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

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

1538  On this day in history birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer   

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

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1660  On this day in history birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

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

1706  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on April - 24.