Famous Deaths In October - 24

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

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on this day in history.  

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on October - 24.  

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 October - 24 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51  

1601  On October - 24 tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54  

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

1655  On this day in history pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63  

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

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

1672  Death of John Webb, English architect (b. 1611) on October - 24.  

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  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  Death of Elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82  

1902  On this day in history vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69  

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  On October - 24 alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86  

1922  Death of George Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839) on this day in history.  

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

1929  Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74 on October - 24.  

1930  Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies  

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0051  On October - 24 birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)  

1378  On this day in history birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)  

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

1632  On this day in history birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)  

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 October - 24.  

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