Famous Deaths In October - 24

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on October - 24.  

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  On October - 24 death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)  

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

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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  Death of Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on this day in history.  

1785  On October - 24 jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64  

1789  On October - 24 joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69  

1799  Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59 on October - 24.  

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 October - 24.  

1860  Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 on October - 24.  

1864  On October - 24 james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46  

1875  On October - 24 death of raffaello Carboni, Italian writer  

1897  On this day in history francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73  

1898  Death of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26  

1931  On October - 24 murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies  

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0051  On October - 24 birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)  

1378  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on this day in history.  

1675  On October - 24 birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)  

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  On October - 24 birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)