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  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 April - 24.  

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on this day in history.  

1338  On April - 24 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1758  Florian Wrastill, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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

1779  On this day in history 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  On this day in history pierre Joseph Candielle, composer, dies at 82  

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  On April - 24 walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75  

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

1891  Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies on April - 24.  

1900  On this day in history george J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76  

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

1912  On April - 24 justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81  

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 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  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.  

1538  On April - 24 birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer  

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 April - 24.  

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

1670  Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer was born on April - 24.  

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