Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

0996  On this day in history hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58   

1375  On this day in history death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)   

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  On this day in history death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)   

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 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  On October - 24 death of william Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600)   

1672  On October - 24 death of john Webb, English architect (b. 1611)   

1679  On this day in history barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66   

1708  Death of Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on October - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1821  On October - 24 death of elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)   

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  James Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46 on this day in history.   

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

1897  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828) on this day in history.   

1918  Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history death of george Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839)   

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

1378  On October - 24 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 October - 24.   

1632  On this day in history birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)   

1675  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on October - 24.   

1710  On October - 24 birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on October - 24.   

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on October - 24.