Famous Deaths In June - 24

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne  

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 this day in history.  

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

1519  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1652  On June - 24 andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65  

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 June - 24.  

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

1724  On this day in history 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  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 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 June - 24 joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60  

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 this day in history.  

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

1933  On June - 24 sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64  

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

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

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

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) was born on this day in history.  

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 June - 24.  

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

1499  On June - 24 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.