Famous Deaths In October - 24

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On October - 24 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

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

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on October - 24.   

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

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

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 October - 24 death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician   

1785  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on October - 24.   

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  On October - 24 elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80   

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 October - 24.   

1897  Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 on October - 24.   

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  On this day in history vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69   

1912  Louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1915  On October - 24 death of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828)   

1918  On October - 24 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  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1929  On October - 24 peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74   

1930  On this day in history renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26   

1931  Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies on October - 24.   

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

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

1607  On this day in history birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver   

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

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)