Famous Deaths In April - 24

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

0709  On April - 24 wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76  

0729  On this day in history egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89  

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  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  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 this day in history.  

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

1736  On this day in history death of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. 1663)  

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

1776  On April - 24 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 April - 24.  

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

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  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 April - 24.  

1912  On this day in history justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81  

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

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

1924  George Street, English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies on April - 24.  

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

1538  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on April - 24.  

1581  On this day in history birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)  

1594  On April - 24 birth of benedikt Lechler, composer  

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on April - 24.  

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

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

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