Famous Deaths In May - 24
Friday, 25 October 2024
1144 On May - 24 petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies
1153 On this day in history david I, King of Scotland, dies
1351 On this day in history death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)
1408 Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on this day in history.
1425 On this day in history death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)
1456 Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on this day in history.
1543 On this day in history nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland
1612 On this day in history robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48
1665 On May - 24 maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscans, dies
1669 On this day in history pieter Cuypers, South Neth lawyer, dies at 48
1670 On May - 24 ferdinand II, ruler of Toscane, dies at 59
1696 Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 62 on May - 24.
1725 Death of Jonathan Wild, English criminal (b. 1682) on this day in history.
1734 Death of Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660) on May - 24.
1749 Death of Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman on this day in history.
1751 On this day in history william Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies
1762 On May - 24 joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51
1773 On May - 24 jan Zach, composer, dies at 73
1792 George Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies on this day in history.
1804 On May - 24 simon Style, Fries medical/writer, dies at 73
1806 On this day in history death of john Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, British field marshal (b. 1723)
1826 Friedrich Fesca, composer, dies at 37 on May - 24.
1831 Benjamin Carr, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1843 Death of Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1765) on this day in history.
1844 William Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies on May - 24.
1850 Jane Porter, novelist (Scottish Chiefs), dies at 74 on May - 24.
1851 On May - 24 stanko Vraz, [Jakob Frass], Slavic poet (Grammatica), dies at 40
1861 Death of Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23 on May - 24.
1871 Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer, dies at 40 on May - 24.
1872 On this day in history julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies
1876 Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46 on May - 24.
1879 On May - 24 william Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (Liberator), dies at 73
1881 On this day in history samuel Palmer, landscape painter, dies
1883 Death of Abdel Kadir, Algerian leader (b. 1808) on May - 24.
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