Famous Deaths In October - 24

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on October - 24.  

1375  On October - 24 death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)  

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1537  On this day in history jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies  

1572  On October - 24 death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)  

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on October - 24.  

1601  On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54  

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on this day in history.  

1655  Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63 on October - 24.  

1667  Death of Gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.  

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1669  Death of William Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600) on October - 24.  

1672  On this day in history death of john Webb, English architect (b. 1611)  

1679  On October - 24 barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66  

1708  Death of Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on October - 24.  

1785  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1789  On October - 24 joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69  

1799  Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 on October - 24.  

1821  Death of Elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740) on this day in history.  

1852  On this day in history daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70  

1860  On this day in history elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80  

1864  On this day in history james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46  

1875  Death of Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on October - 24.  

1897  On this day in history francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73  

1898  On this day in history death of pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824)  

1901  Paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1902  Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1912  On October - 24 louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83  

1915  Death of Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828) on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86  

1922  On this day in history death of george Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839)  

1925  On October - 24 jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56  

1929  Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1930  Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1931  Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies on this day in history.  

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0051  Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) was born on October - 24.  

1378  On October - 24 birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)  

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on October - 24.  

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on October - 24.  

1675  On October - 24 birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)  

1710  Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.  

1763  On this day in history birth of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)  

1788  On this day in history birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)