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  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  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 this day in history.  

1572  On this day in history 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  On this day in history carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/writer, dies at 67  

1637  On this day in history death of nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580)  

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1643  On this day in history john Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48  

1652  Andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65 on June - 24.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history death of andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician, commander of Greek naval forces in Greek War of Independence (b. 1769)  

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 June - 24.  

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

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

1913  Frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55 on June - 24.  

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

1933  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857) on June - 24.  

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1244  On this day in history birth of hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)  

1322  On this day in history birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)  

1343  On June - 24 birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)  

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

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

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

1519  On June - 24 birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)  

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