Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

0079  On this day in history death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1595  On August - 24 thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies   

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

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

1666  Francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history death of jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614)   

1680  On this day in history death of ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried   

1683  On this day in history death of john Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616)   

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

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

1759  On this day in history ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44   

1770  On August - 24 thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies   

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

1798  On this day in history 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  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 August - 24.   

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

1895  On August - 24 john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74   

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

1939  On August - 24 w H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies   

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1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

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 this day in history.   

1210  On August - 24 birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer