Famous Deaths In June - 24

0803  Death of Higbald of Lindisfarne on this day in history.  

1398  On this day in history 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 June - 24.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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 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 June - 24 kaspar von Stieler, German linguist/poet, dies at 74  

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

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

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  Thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

1894  On this day in history 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  Death of Sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. 1849) on June - 24.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1935  On June - 24 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 this day in history.  

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

1946  On June - 24 death of louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)  

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1244  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)  

1386  On June - 24 birth of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)  

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on this day in history.  

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 June - 24.