Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

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

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on October - 24.   

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

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 October - 24.   

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

1667  Death of Gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried on October - 24.   

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  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  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 October - 24.   

1860  Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 on October - 24.   

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

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

1912  On this day in history louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83   

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

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

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

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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 this day in history.   

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

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on this day in history.   

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

1710  On this day in history birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on October - 24.   

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on this day in history.