Famous Deaths In October - 24

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

1375  On October - 24 death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)  

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 this day in history 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  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  On October - 24 death of gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried  

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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 October - 24.  

1785  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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 October - 24.  

1864  James Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46 on October - 24.  

1875  On October - 24 death of raffaello Carboni, Italian writer  

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

1898  On October - 24 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 October - 24.  

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

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

1918  On this day in history 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 this day in history peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74  

1930  On October - 24 renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26  

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 October - 24 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1710  On October - 24 birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)  

1763  On this day in history birth of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)  

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on October - 24.