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  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on this day in history.   

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 April - 24.   

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

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  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  On this day in history herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71   

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

1848  Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 on April - 24.   

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  Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history 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  George J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1904  On April - 24 friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77   

1912  Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 on April - 24.   

1917  On April - 24 oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies   

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

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  On April - 24 paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80   

1936  On April - 24 alphons Diepenbrock, composer, dies at 73   

1938  Death of George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863) on this day in history.   

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  On April - 24 birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer   

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

1594  On this day in history birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

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

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