Famous Deaths In August - 24

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on this day in history.  

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

1217  On August - 24 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 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 this day in history.  

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

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 August - 24.  

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

1666  On August - 24 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  Death of John Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616) on August - 24.  

1712  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 August - 24.  

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

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 this day in history alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies  

1907  On August - 24 pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58  

1921  On August - 24 death of nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886)  

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

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

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

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.