Famous Deaths In April - 24

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

0709  On this day in history wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76  

0729  On April - 24 egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89  

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

1530  On this day in history jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies  

1617  On April - 24 death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered  

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 this day in history.  

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

1758  On April - 24 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 this day in history.  

1827  On April - 24 pierre Joseph Candielle, composer, dies at 82  

1848  Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

1852  On this day in history death of vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (b. 1783)  

1855  Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75 on April - 24.  

1875  On this day in history jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58  

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  On this day in history 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 April - 24 richard Batka, composer, dies at 53  

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

1928  Ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72 on April - 24.  

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

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

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

1939  On April - 24 john Foulds, composer, dies at 58  

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on April - 24.  

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

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