Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on August - 24.  

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

1572  On this day in history death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded  

1595  On August - 24 thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies  

1647  On August - 24 nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61  

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1664  Death of Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610) on August - 24.  

1666  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On August - 24 andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75  

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

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 August - 24 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  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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 August - 24 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 August - 24 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  On this day in history birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)  

1198  On this day in history birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)  

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on August - 24.  

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  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on August - 24.  

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