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  Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies on this day in history.   

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

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on this day in history.   

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

1366  On January - 24 death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  On this day in history death of richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader   

1473  Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies on January - 24.   

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

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

1626  On this day in history death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)   

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

1666  Johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1709  Death of George Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650) on this day in history.   

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

1805  Giacomo Conti, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1812  On January - 24 eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72   

1851  Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

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

1864  Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 on January - 24.   

1877  On January - 24 death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)   

1882  On this day in history death of levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)   

1883  On this day in history friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70   

1884  Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1895  Death of Lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849) on this day in history.   

1901  On January - 24 simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68   

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

1911  Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67 on January - 24.   

1913  Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1918  Death of George Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871) on January - 24.   

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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 January - 24.   

1664  On January - 24 birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)   

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  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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