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  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle  

1313  On August - 24 henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies  

1371  On August - 24 death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated  

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on this day in history.  

1542  On August - 24 death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)  

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on August - 24.  

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 this day in history.  

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1664  On August - 24 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  Death of John Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616) on this day in history.  

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

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

1759  On this day in history ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44  

1770  Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies on August - 24.  

1779  Death of Saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714) on August - 24.  

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

1801  Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68 on August - 24.  

1832  Death of Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (b. 1796) on this day in history.  

1833  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65 on August - 24.  

1840  Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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

1888  On August - 24 rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies  

1889  On this day in history jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies  

1895  John F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886)  

1923  On August - 24 kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66  

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  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on this day in history.  

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.  

1210  On August - 24 birth of floris IV, Count of Holland  

1358  On this day in history birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)  

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

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.  

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on August - 24.