Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

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

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on August - 24.   

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

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 August - 24.   

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

1542  On this day in history death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

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

1595  On this day in history thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies   

1647  Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

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

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

1679  Death of Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) on this day in history.   

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 August - 24.   

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

1759  Ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44 on August - 24.   

1770  Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies on this day in history.   

1779  Death of Saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

1798  Death of Thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709) on August - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89   

1841  Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies   

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  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies on this day in history.   

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 August - 24.   

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 August - 24.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer