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 April - 24.  

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on April - 24.  

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on April - 24.  

1185  On April - 24 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  On this day in history jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies  

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on this day in history.  

1622  On this day in history death of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (b. 1577)  

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

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1731  Daniel Defoe, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies on April - 24.  

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  On April - 24 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  Death of Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (b. 1783) on this day in history.  

1855  On this day in history walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75  

1875  On April - 24 jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58  

1891  On April - 24 count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies  

1900  On April - 24 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  Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 on April - 24.  

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

1922  Richard Batka, composer, dies at 53 on April - 24.  

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

1928  Ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1935  Paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1936  Alphons Diepenbrock, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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  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  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on April - 24.  

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

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on this day in history.  

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

1706  On April - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer