Famous Deaths In October - 24
Friday, 26 July 2024
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 this day in history.
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 Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on October - 24.
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 Death of Gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried on October - 24.
1669 Death of William Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600) on October - 24.
1672 Death of John Webb, English architect (b. 1611) on this day in history.
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 this day in history jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64
1789 On October - 24 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 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 October - 24 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 On this day in history death of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828)
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 Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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