Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1375  On this day in history 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  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on October - 24.   

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on October - 24.   

1649  On October - 24 ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89   

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

1667  On October - 24 death of gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried   

1669  Death of William Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600) on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history death of elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1902  Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69 on October - 24.   

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 October - 24.   

1918  On this day in history alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86   

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

1931  Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies on October - 24.   

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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 October - 24.   

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 October - 24.   

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 October - 24.