Famous Deaths In October - 24

0996  On this day in history hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58  

1375  On this day in history death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)  

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  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 this day in history.  

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on October - 24.  

1649  On October - 24 ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89  

1655  On October - 24 pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63  

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

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1669  On October - 24 death of william Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600)  

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

1679  Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on October - 24.  

1708  On this day in history death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician  

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

1789  On this day in history joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69  

1799  On this day in history carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59  

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

1864  On October - 24 james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46  

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

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

1898  On October - 24 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 October - 24.  

1918  Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1922  Death of George Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839) on October - 24.  

1925  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on October - 24.  

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 October - 24.  

1931  On October - 24 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 October - 24.  

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)