Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

0079  Pliny the elder: Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  Magnus iii berbein: [blootbeen], king of norway (1093-1103),   

1217  Eustace "the monk": French buccaneer,   

1313  Henry vii: Roman catholic german king/emperor (1308/12-13),   

1371  Eduard: Duke of gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  Girolamo francesco maria mazzola: Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  Gasparo contarini: Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  Gaspard de châtillon: Count the coligny, french gen/admiral, beheaded   

1595  Thomas digges: English astronomer (universe infinite),   

1647  Nicholas stone "elder": English sculptor/architect,   

1664  Maria cunitz: Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610)   

1666  Francisco m the melo: Portuguese author (obras morales),   

1679  Jean françois paul de gondi: Cardinal de retz, french churchman and agitator (b. 1614)   

1680  Ferdinand bulb: Dutch painter/etcher, buried   

1683  John owen: English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616)   

1712  Thomas bullis: Composer,   

1724  Andreas kneller: Composer,   

1759  Ewald c von kleist: German poet,   

1770  Thomas chatterton: English poet (revenge),   

1779  Saint cosmas of aetolia: Greek orthodox martyr (b. 1714)   

1798  Thomas alcock: English clergyman (b. 1709)   

1801  Jacques-denis antoine: French builder (la monnaie paris),   

1832  Nicolas léonard sadi carnot: French mathematician (b. 1796)   

1833  Adrian h haworth: English entomologist/botanist,   

1840  Joseph waast aubert nonot: Composer,   

1841  Karl friedrich curschmann: Composer,   

1888  Rudolph j e clausius: German physicist (thermodynamics),   

1889  Jan e matzeliger: Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine),   

1895  John f loudon: Entrepreneur/colonial director,   

1906  Alfred stevens: Belgian painter,   

1907  Pieter louis tak: Writer (chronicle),   

1921  Nikolay gumilyov: Russian poet (b. 1886)   

1923  Kate douglas wiggin: Author (us kindergarten movement),   

1939  W h moule: Cricketer (australia v england 1880)/high court judge,   

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1113  Geoffrey plantagenet: France, conquered normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of anjou: Count of anjou   

1198  King alexander ii of scotland: King alexander ii of scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  Floris iv: Count of holland   

1358  King john i of castile: King john i of castile (d. 1390)   

1393  Arthur iii: Duke of brittany   

1420  Albrecht van eyb: German humanist/parson (bamberg & eichstattt)   

1531  Ercole bottrigari: Composer