Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

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

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on October - 24.   

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

1537  On this day in history jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1679  Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1708  Death of Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on October - 24.   

1785  On this day in history jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64   

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

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 October - 24.   

1852  On October - 24 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 this day in history james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46   

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 October - 24.   

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

1902  On October - 24 vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69   

1912  On this day in history louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83   

1915  On this day in history 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 October - 24 peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74   

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

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 October - 24 birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)   

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on October - 24.   

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  On October - 24 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  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on this day in history.