Famous Deaths In October - 24

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

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on October - 24.  

1521  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1579  On October - 24 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51  

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  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  Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

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

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

1789  On this day in history joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69  

1799  On this day in history carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59  

1821  Death of Elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740) on October - 24.  

1852  Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70 on October - 24.  

1860  On this day in history 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 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 October - 24.  

1901  Paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69  

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

1915  On October - 24 death of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828)  

1918  On October - 24 alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86  

1922  On October - 24 death of george Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839)  

1925  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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 October - 24 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 October - 24.  

1607  On this day in history birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver  

1632  On October - 24 birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)  

1675  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.  

1710  Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.  

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

1788  On October - 24 birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)