Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24
Thursday, 12 February 2026
0996 Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on October - 24. 

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

1521 Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history. 

1537 On October - 24 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 October - 24. 

1649 Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on this day in history. 

1655 On October - 24 pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63 

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 this day in history. 

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

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

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 Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 on this day in history. 

1864 On this day in history james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46 

1875 On this day in history death of raffaello Carboni, Italian writer 

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

1898 On this day in history death of pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824) 

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

1902 On this day in history vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69 

1912 On this day in history 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 October - 24. 

1922 Death of George Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839) on this day in history. 

1925 Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on October - 24. 

1929 On this day in history peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74 

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 this day in history. 

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