Famous Deaths 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  On this day in history robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57  

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on October - 24.  

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

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1669  Death of William Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600) on October - 24.  

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

1679  On this day in history barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66  

1708  On this day in history death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician  

1785  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on October - 24.  

1789  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69 on October - 24.  

1799  On this day in history carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59  

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 October - 24.  

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

1875  Death of Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on October - 24.  

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

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

1901  Paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82 on October - 24.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on October - 24.  

1929  Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1931  Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies on October - 24.  

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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  On this day in history birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver  

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on October - 24.  

1675  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.  

1710  Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.  

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

1788  On this day in history birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)