Famous Deaths In June - 24

0803  Death of Higbald of Lindisfarne on June - 24.  

1398  On this day in history death of hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)  

1439  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) on June - 24.  

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  On June - 24 death of hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489)  

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

1604  On June - 24 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  On June - 24 death of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580)  

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1643  John Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48 on this day in history.  

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  Simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1724  Johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77 on June - 24.  

1766  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1909  Death of Sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. 1849) on this day in history.  

1913  Frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1922  Death of Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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

1944  On this day in history rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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 June - 24.  

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

1499  Johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.