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  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) on this day in history.  

1475  On this day in history albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54  

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  On this day in history 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  Death of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580) on this day in history.  

1643  On June - 24 john Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48  

1652  Andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1673  On this day in history john of Paffenrode, ruler of Ghussigny/poet, dies in battle  

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  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  On June - 24 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 this day in history thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83  

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  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  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 June - 24.  

1913  On June - 24 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  Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64 on June - 24.  

1935  Death of Carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. 1890) on June - 24.  

1936  On this day in history 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  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  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 this day in history.  

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on June - 24.  

1499  On June - 24 birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)  

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.