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 this day in history.  

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 June - 24.  

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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 June - 24 death of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550)  

1629  On June - 24 carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/writer, dies at 67  

1637  On this day in history death of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580)  

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

1652  On June - 24 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  On this day in history kaspar von Stieler, German linguist/poet, dies at 74  

1712  On June - 24 simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72  

1724  On June - 24 johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77  

1766  Death of Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678) on this day in history.  

1778  On June - 24 peter Burmannus Secundus, [P Burman], Dutch classicist, dies at 64  

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

1817  On this day in history 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 June - 24 joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60  

1891  On June - 24 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  On June - 24 death of sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. 1849)  

1913  On June - 24 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 this day in history sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64  

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

1936  On this day in history nandor Zsolt, composer, dies at 49  

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

1944  On June - 24 rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36  

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 this day in history birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)  

1343  Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)  

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

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth was born on this day in history.