Famous Deaths Happened In December - 24

0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1069  On this day in history godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on this day in history.   

1380  On this day in history john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

1453  On this day in history john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on December - 24.   

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  On this day in history maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies   

1660  Mary I Henriette Stuart, queen of England, dies at 29 on December - 24.   

1707  On December - 24 noel Coypel, French painter, dies at 78   

1813  Death of Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1740) on this day in history.   

1823  Philipp Christoph Kayser, composer, dies at 68 on December - 24.   

1862  On December - 24 joseph Funk, composer, dies at 84   

1863  W M Thackeray, writer, dies at 52 on December - 24.   

1865  On this day in history death of sir Charles Lock Eastlake, British painter and writer (b. 1793)   

1868  On December - 24 death of adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (b. 1802)   

1869  On this day in history edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, US Secretary of War (1861-65), dies at 55   

1872  Death of William John Macquorn Rankine, British physician and engenier (b. 1820) on December - 24.   

1873  On this day in history death of johns Hopkins, Baltimore philanthropist and businessman (b. 1795)   

1885  Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85 on December - 24.   

1889  On this day in history death of jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (b. 1819)   

1898  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41 on December - 24.   

1904  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history isidor Feinstein "Izzy" Stone, journalist (IF Stone's Weekly), dies   

1908  Francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80 on December - 24.   

1909  Nicolaas G Pierson, director Suriname/Dutch Bank, dies at 80 on December - 24.   

1914  On December - 24 death of john Muir, British naturalist (b. 1838)   

1930  Eduard David, German minister (constitution of Weimar), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history eyvind Alnaes, composer, dies at 60   

1935  Alban Maria Johannes Berg, composer, dies at 50 on December - 24.   

1938  On this day in history death of bruno Taut, German architect (b. 1880)   

1941  Death of Siegfried Alkan, German composer (b. 1858) on December - 24.   

1942  On this day in history friedrich Klose, composer, dies at 80   

1944  On this day in history joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66   

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0003  On this day in history birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  John "without a land", king of England (1199-1216) was born on December - 24.   

1389  On December - 24 birth of john VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)   

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1491  Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556) was born on this day in history.   

1508  Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) was born on December - 24.   

1564  On December - 24 birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver   

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.