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

1542  On August - 24 death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)  

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on August - 24.  

1595  Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies on August - 24.  

1647  Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61 on August - 24.  

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 August - 24 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54  

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

1759  Ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1770  On this day in history thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies  

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 this day in history adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65  

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

1841  Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36 on August - 24.  

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  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies on August - 24.  

1907  Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58 on August - 24.  

1921  Death of Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy  

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  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on this day in history.  

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24.  

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on August - 24.  

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

1531  On August - 24 birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer