Famous Deaths In January - 24

0041  On this day in history death of caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28  

0661  Death of Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered on January - 24.  

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

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on January - 24.  

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on January - 24.  

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1366  On this day in history death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)  

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

1473  Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies on this day in history.  

1547  Death of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason on this day in history.  

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1595  Death of Ferdinand II of Austria (b. 1529) on this day in history.  

1626  On January - 24 death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)  

1639  Death of George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated on this day in history.  

1666  On January - 24 johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77  

1678  Joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1709  On January - 24 death of george Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650)  

1769  On this day in history death of françois de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)  

1805  On this day in history giacomo Conti, composer, dies at 50  

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

1851  On this day in history gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76  

1856  On January - 24 death of rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775)  

1862  On this day in history james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33  

1864  On this day in history otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54  

1877  On this day in history death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)  

1882  On January - 24 death of levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)  

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

1884  Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75 on January - 24.  

1885  Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on January - 24.  

1895  Death of Lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849) on January - 24.  

1901  Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68 on January - 24.  

1904  On this day in history franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

1911  On January - 24 carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67  

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)  

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1287  Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on January - 24.  

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 January - 24 birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)  

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

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.  

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on this day in history.