Famous Deaths In October - 24

0996  On October - 24 hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58  

1375  On this day in history death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)  

1521  On this day in history robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57  

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on this day in history.  

1572  On October - 24 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  Death of Gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.  

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1669  On this day in history death of william Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600)  

1672  Death of John Webb, English architect (b. 1611) on this day in history.  

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

1708  Death of Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on this day in history.  

1785  On October - 24 jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64  

1789  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1799  Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 on October - 24.  

1821  Death of Elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740) on this day in history.  

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

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  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  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 October - 24.  

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on October - 24.  

1607  On this day in history 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  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)