Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on August - 24.   

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

1217  On August - 24 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  On August - 24 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 August - 24.   

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

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  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  Death of John Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616) on this day in history.   

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 August - 24.   

1770  Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies on August - 24.   

1779  On August - 24 death of saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714)   

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

1801  On this day in history 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  On August - 24 adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65   

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

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

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 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 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  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 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 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  On August - 24 birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)   

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.