Famous Deaths In June - 24

0803  Death of Higbald of Lindisfarne on June - 24.  

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  On this day in history albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54  

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

1520  On this day in history death of hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489)  

1572  On this day in history 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 June - 24.  

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

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

1643  On June - 24 john Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48  

1652  Andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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  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  On June - 24 death of andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician, commander of Greek naval forces in Greek War of Independence (b. 1769)  

1882  Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1891  Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1894  Death of M F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56 on June - 24.  

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

1909  On this day in history death of sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. 1849)  

1913  On June - 24 frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55  

1922  On June - 24 death of walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54  

1933  Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64 on June - 24.  

1935  Death of Carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. 1890) on this day in history.  

1936  On June - 24 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 June - 24.  

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) was born on June - 24.  

1343  Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373) was born on June - 24.  

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

1485  On June - 24 birth of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)  

1499  On this day in history birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)  

1519  On this day in history birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)  

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