Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
0996 Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on this day in history.
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 Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on October - 24.
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 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 Death of William Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600) on this day in history.
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 October - 24.
1785 On this day in history jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64
1789 On this day in history joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69
1799 On October - 24 carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59
1821 On this day in history 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 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 Death of Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on this day in history.
1897 Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 on October - 24.
1898 Death of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824) on October - 24.
1901 On October - 24 paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82
1902 Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69 on October - 24.
1912 On this day in history louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83
1915 Death of Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828) on October - 24.
1918 On this day in history alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86
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 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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