Famous Deaths In January - 24

0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on January - 24.  

0661  On January - 24 death of ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered  

0772  On January - 24 stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies  

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on this day in history.  

1125  On this day in history death of david IV of Georgia (b. 1073)  

1336  On this day in history alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36  

1366  Death of Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299) on January - 24.  

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on this day in history.  

1473  On January - 24 conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies  

1547  On January - 24 death of henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason  

Advertisements

1595  On January - 24 death of ferdinand II of Austria (b. 1529)  

1626  Death of Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) on this day in history.  

1639  Death of George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated on January - 24.  

1666  Johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77 on January - 24.  

1678  On January - 24 joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72  

1709  Death of George Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650) on January - 24.  

1769  Death of François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695) on January - 24.  

1805  Giacomo Conti, composer, dies at 50 on January - 24.  

1812  Eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1851  Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 on January - 24.  

1856  Death of Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) on January - 24.  

1862  James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 on January - 24.  

1864  On January - 24 otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54  

1877  Death of Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) on this day in history.  

1882  Death of Levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808) on January - 24.  

1883  Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1884  On January - 24 johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75  

1885  Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history death of lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849)  

1901  On this day in history simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68  

1904  Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 on January - 24.  

1911  Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1913  On January - 24 gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47  

1918  On this day in history death of george Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871)  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1287  Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on this day in history.  

1444  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on this day in history.  

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.  

1664  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

1670  On this day in history birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)  

1674  Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

1679  On January - 24 birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher  

1705  On this day in history birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato