Famous Deaths In October - 24

0996  On October - 24 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 this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1655  Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1667  Death of Gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried on October - 24.  

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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 October - 24 barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66  

1708  On October - 24 death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician  

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

1789  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1852  Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1860  On October - 24 elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80  

1864  On October - 24 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 October - 24.  

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

1901  On this day in history paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82  

1902  Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1912  On October - 24 louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83  

1915  Death of Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828) on October - 24.  

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 October - 24.  

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

1930  On October - 24 renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26  

1931  On this day in history murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies  

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0051  On this day in history birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)  

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history birth of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)  

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