Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

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

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  On October - 24 jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies   

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of William Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician   

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  Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 on October - 24.   

1821  On this day in history death of elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)   

1852  On this day in history daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70   

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

1864  On October - 24 james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46   

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

1897  On this day in history francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73   

1898  Death of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824) on this day in history.   

1901  On October - 24 paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82   

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

1912  Louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83 on October - 24.   

1915  Death of Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828) on this day in history.   

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

1922  Death of George Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839) on October - 24.   

1925  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

1930  On this day in history 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 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  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  On this day in history 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)