Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

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

1375  On October - 24 death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)   

1521  On this day in history robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57   

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on October - 24.   

1579  On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.   

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on October - 24.   

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

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

1669  On October - 24 death of william Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600)   

1672  Death of John Webb, English architect (b. 1611) on October - 24.   

1679  Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on October - 24.   

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

1785  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1852  Daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1860  On October - 24 elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80   

1864  On this day in history james Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46   

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

1897  Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1901  On October - 24 paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82   

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

1912  Louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83 on October - 24.   

1915  Death of Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828) on this day in history.   

1918  Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 on October - 24.   

1922  Death of George Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839) on this day in history.   

1925  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on October - 24.   

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

1675  On this day in history birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

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