Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

0079  On this day in history death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  On this day in history magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 August - 24 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 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 this day in history death of john Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616)   

1712  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54 on August - 24.   

1724  Andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 August - 24 death of saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1841  On August - 24 karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36   

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

1889  On August - 24 jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies   

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

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

1907  On this day in history pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58   

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 August - 24 w H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies   

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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  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on August - 24.   

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

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

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