Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

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

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

1217  On August - 24 eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on this day in history.   

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

1647  Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1664  On August - 24 death of maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610)   

1666  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 August - 24.   

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

1779  Death of Saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

1798  Death of Thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709) on this day in history.   

1801  Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68 on August - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36   

1888  Rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies on this day in history.   

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on August - 24.   

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

1921  Death of Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886) on August - 24.   

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  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on this day in history.   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on August - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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.