Famous Deaths Happened In April - 24

0624  On this day in history death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

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

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on April - 24.   

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)   

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

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

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

1776  Carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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 April - 24.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  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  George Street, English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72   

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

1581  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) was born on April - 24.   

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on April - 24.   

1620  On April - 24 birth of john Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography   

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

1670  On April - 24 birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

1706  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on this day in history.