Famous Deaths In August - 24

0079  On August - 24 death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)  

1103  On August - 24 magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies  

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies  

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on this day in history.  

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

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on August - 24.  

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on this day in history.  

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.  

1664  Death of Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610) on this day in history.  

1666  On this day in history francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57  

1679  On this day in history death of jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614)  

1680  Death of Ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried on August - 24.  

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

1712  On August - 24 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54  

1724  On this day in history andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75  

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

1798  On August - 24 death of thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709)  

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

1832  On August - 24 death of nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (b. 1796)  

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

1840  Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 on August - 24.  

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

1888  Rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies on August - 24.  

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on this day in history.  

1895  John F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74 on August - 24.  

1906  On August - 24 alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies  

1907  Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58 on August - 24.  

1921  On this day in history death of nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886)  

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

1939  On this day in history w H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies  

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1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy  

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 August - 24.  

1210  On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland  

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on this day in history.  

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.  

1420  On this day in history birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)  

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