Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

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

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

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

1537  On this day in history 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  On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.   

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   

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  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  On this day in history jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64   

1789  On October - 24 joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69   

1799  On October - 24 carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59   

1821  Death of Elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740) on October - 24.   

1852  On October - 24 daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70   

1860  On this day in history elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80   

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

1875  Death of Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on this day in history.   

1897  Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1898  Death of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824) on October - 24.   

1901  Paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 October - 24.   

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

1930  Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26 on October - 24.   

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

1675  On this day in history birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

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 October - 24 birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)