Famous Deaths In June - 24

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne  

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

1439  On this day in history death of duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382)  

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1519  On June - 24 lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39  

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

1572  On June - 24 death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged  

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on this day in history.  

1629  On this day in history carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/writer, dies at 67  

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

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1643  John Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48 on June - 24.  

1652  Andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65 on June - 24.  

1673  John of Paffenrode, ruler of Ghussigny/poet, dies in battle on June - 24.  

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  Death of Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678) on June - 24.  

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

1803  On June - 24 matthew Thornton, Irish/US physician/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 88  

1817  On June - 24 thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83  

1835  On this day in history death of andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician, commander of Greek naval forces in Greek War of Independence (b. 1769)  

1882  On this day in history joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60  

1891  Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80 on June - 24.  

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  Death of Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54 on June - 24.  

1933  Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1935  On June - 24 death of carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. 1890)  

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 this day in history.  

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1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born on this day in history.  

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

1343  On June - 24 birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)  

1386  Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) was born on this day in history.  

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

1499  Johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians) was born on June - 24.  

1519  Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605) was born on June - 24.  

1533  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth