Famous Deaths In October - 24

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

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on this day in history.  

1521  On this day in history robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57  

1537  On October - 24 jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies  

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on October - 24.  

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1601  On October - 24 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  On this day in history pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63  

1667  On October - 24 death of gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried  

1669  Death of William Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600) on this day in history.  

1672  On October - 24 death of john Webb, English architect (b. 1611)  

1679  Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

1708  Death of Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on this day in history.  

1785  On October - 24 jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64  

1789  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69 on October - 24.  

1799  Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1821  On this day in history death of elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)  

1852  Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1860  Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1864  James Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46 on this day in history.  

1875  Death of Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on this day in history.  

1897  Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

1901  On October - 24 paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82  

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

1912  Louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83 on October - 24.  

1915  Death of Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828) on October - 24.  

1918  Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 on October - 24.  

1922  On October - 24 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 October - 24.  

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

1931  On this day in history murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies  

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0051  Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) was born on this day in history.  

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.  

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on this day in history.  

1632  On October - 24 birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)  

1675  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on October - 24.  

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

1763  On October - 24 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)