Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

1521  On October - 24 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  On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54  

1649  On this day in history ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89  

1655  On this day in history pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63  

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

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

1708  On this day in history death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician  

1785  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on October - 24.  

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

1799  Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1821  On October - 24 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  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  Death of Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on this day in history.  

1897  On October - 24 francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73  

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

1912  Louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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  On October - 24 death of george Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839)  

1925  On October - 24 jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56  

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

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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0051  Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) was born on this day in history.  

1378  On this day in history birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)  

1607  On October - 24 birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver  

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 this day in history 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 October - 24.