Famous Deaths 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  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle  

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on this day in history.  

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

1540  On this day in history 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  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on August - 24.  

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.  

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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  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  Death of John Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616) on August - 24.  

1712  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54 on August - 24.  

1724  On this day in history andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75  

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  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  On August - 24 jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68  

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 this day in history joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89  

1841  On August - 24 karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36  

1888  On August - 24 rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies  

1889  On this day in history jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies  

1895  John F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74 on August - 24.  

1906  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on August - 24.  

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