Famous Deaths In August - 24

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

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  On August - 24 death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated  

1540  On August - 24 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  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded  

1595  Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies on this day in history.  

1647  On this day in history nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61  

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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  Death of Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) on August - 24.  

1680  Death of Ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried on this day in history.  

1683  On August - 24 death of john Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616)  

1712  On August - 24 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54  

1724  On August - 24 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1833  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65 on August - 24.  

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

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  On August - 24 alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies  

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

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 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 August - 24 birth of floris IV, Count of Holland  

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

1393  On this day in history birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)  

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

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on August - 24.