Famous Deaths 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 April - 24.  

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on this day in history.  

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

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on April - 24.  

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) on this day in history.  

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1731  On this day in history daniel Defoe, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies  

1736  On April - 24 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 this day in history carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84  

1779  Death of Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (b. 1711) on April - 24.  

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

1850  Louis Alexandre Piccinni, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

1891  On this day in history count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies  

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

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  On this day in history oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies  

1922  Richard Batka, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1924  On this day in history george Street, English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies  

1928  On April - 24 ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72  

1935  On this day in history paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80  

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  On this day in history john Foulds, composer, dies at 58  

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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 this day in history.  

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 April - 24.  

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

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