Famous Deaths In August - 24

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on August - 24.  

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.  

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on August - 24.  

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on August - 24.  

1371  On this day in history death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated  

1540  On this day in history death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)  

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on this day in history.  

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded  

1595  Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies on this day in history.  

1647  Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61 on August - 24.  

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1664  On this day in history death of maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610)  

1666  On August - 24 francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57  

1679  On August - 24 death of jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614)  

1680  On August - 24 death of ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried  

1683  On August - 24 death of john Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616)  

1712  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1724  Andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75 on August - 24.  

1759  Ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1770  On August - 24 thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies  

1779  On this day in history death of saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714)  

1798  On this day in history death of thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709)  

1801  On this day in history jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68  

1832  Death of Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (b. 1796) on August - 24.  

1833  On this day in history adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65  

1840  On August - 24 joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89  

1841  Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36 on August - 24.  

1888  Rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies on this day in history.  

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on August - 24.  

1895  On this day in history john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74  

1906  On this day in history alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies  

1907  Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1921  Death of Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886) on August - 24.  

1923  Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1939  W H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies on August - 24.  

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1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on this day in history.  

1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)  

1198  On August - 24 birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)  

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on this day in history.  

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24.  

1393  On August - 24 birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)  

1420  On August - 24 birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)  

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.