Famous Deaths In October - 24

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

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

1521  On October - 24 robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57   

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on this day in history.   

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

1579  On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

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

1649  On this day in history ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89   

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 this day in history death of william Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600)   

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

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

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  On October - 24 carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59   

1821  Death of Elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740) on October - 24.   

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

1902  Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69 on October - 24.   

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

1915  On this day in history death of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828)   

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

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

1925  On this day in history jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56   

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

1930  Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26 on October - 24.   

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

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0051  On this day in history birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)   

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on October - 24.   

1607  On October - 24 birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver   

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  On October - 24 birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

1788  On October - 24 birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)