Famous Deaths In June - 24

0803  Death of Higbald of Lindisfarne on this day in history.  

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on June - 24.  

1439  On June - 24 death of duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382)  

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on June - 24.  

1519  On this day in history lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39  

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on June - 24.  

1572  Death of Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged on this day in history.  

1604  On this day in history death of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550)  

1629  Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/writer, dies at 67 on June - 24.  

1637  Death of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580) on June - 24.  

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1643  On this day in history john Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48  

1652  On this day in history andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65  

1673  John of Paffenrode, ruler of Ghussigny/poet, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1707  Kaspar von Stieler, German linguist/poet, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1712  On this day in history simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72  

1724  Johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1766  On June - 24 death of adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678)  

1778  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [P Burman], Dutch classicist, dies at 64 on June - 24.  

1803  Matthew Thornton, Irish/US physician/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 88 on June - 24.  

1817  Thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1835  Death of Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician, commander of Greek naval forces in Greek War of Independence (b. 1769) on this day in history.  

1882  On June - 24 joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60  

1891  On this day in history ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80  

1894  Death of M F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56 on this day in history.  

1908  Grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71 on June - 24.  

1909  Death of Sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. 1849) on June - 24.  

1913  On this day in history frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55  

1922  On this day in history death of walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54  

1933  On June - 24 sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64  

1935  Death of Carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. 1890) on June - 24.  

1936  Nandor Zsolt, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1938  "Digger" Robertson, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies on this day in history.  

1944  Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 on June - 24.  

1946  Death of Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857) on June - 24.  

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1244  On this day in history birth of hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)  

1322  On June - 24 birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)  

1343  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)  

1386  Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) was born on June - 24.  

1485  On this day in history birth of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)  

1499  On June - 24 birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)  

1519  Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605) was born on this day in history.  

1533  On June - 24 birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth