Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

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

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on August - 24.   

1313  On August - 24 henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

1371  On this day in history death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

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  On this day in history thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies   

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

1664  Death of Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610) on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1770  Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies on August - 24.   

1779  On this day in history death of saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714)   

1798  Death of Thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709) on August - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1841  Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36 on August - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1906  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies on August - 24.   

1907  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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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 August - 24.   

1198  On August - 24 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 August - 24.   

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

1420  On this day in history birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.