Famous Deaths In January - 24

0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on this day in history.  

0661  Death of Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered on this day in history.  

0772  Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies on January - 24.  

0817  On January - 24 stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies  

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 January - 24.  

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

1376  On January - 24 death of richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader  

1473  On this day in history conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies  

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 January - 24.  

1626  Death of Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) on January - 24.  

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

1666  On this day in history johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77  

1678  On this day in history joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72  

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  On January - 24 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 January - 24 james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33  

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

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

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

1883  On January - 24 friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70  

1884  On this day in history johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75  

1885  On January - 24 martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72  

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 January - 24 franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

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

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

1918  On January - 24 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 this day in history.  

1444  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on January - 24.  

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on January - 24.  

1664  On this day in history birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)  

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

1674  On this day in history birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)  

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

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