Famous Deaths In June - 24

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne  

1398  On June - 24 death of hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 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.  

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  On this day in history john of Paffenrode, ruler of Ghussigny/poet, dies in battle  

1707  On June - 24 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 this day in history johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77  

1766  Death of Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678) on June - 24.  

1778  On this day in history peter Burmannus Secundus, [P Burman], Dutch classicist, dies at 64  

1803  Matthew Thornton, Irish/US physician/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

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

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  Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60 on June - 24.  

1891  On June - 24 ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80  

1894  On June - 24 death of m F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56  

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

1909  On June - 24 death of sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. 1849)  

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  On this day in history death of carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. 1890)  

1936  On June - 24 nandor Zsolt, composer, dies at 49  

1938  "Digger" Robertson, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies on June - 24.  

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

1946  On this day in history death of louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)  

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1244  On June - 24 birth of hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)  

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

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

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth was born on June - 24.