Famous Deaths 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  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

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.  

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1664  Death of Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610) on August - 24.  

1666  Francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57 on August - 24.  

1679  On August - 24 death of jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614)  

1680  On August - 24 death of ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried  

1683  Death of John Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616) on this day in history.  

1712  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54  

1724  Andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75 on August - 24.  

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

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

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  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 August - 24.  

1889  On August - 24 jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies  

1895  On this day in history john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74  

1906  On this day in history alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies  

1907  On this day in history pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58  

1921  On August - 24 death of nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886)  

1923  Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1939  W H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies on this day in history.  

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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  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 this day in history.  

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

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.  

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