Famous Deaths In August - 24

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on August - 24.   

1103  On August - 24 magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

1371  On August - 24 death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  On August - 24 death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  On August - 24 death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded   

1595  Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies on this day in history.   

1647  Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61 on August - 24.   

1664  On this day in history death of maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610)   

1666  On this day in history francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57   

1679  Death of Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) on August - 24.   

1680  Death of Ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried on August - 24.   

1683  On August - 24 death of john Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616)   

1712  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54   

1724  On August - 24 andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75   

1759  On August - 24 ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44   

1770  On this day in history thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies   

1779  Death of Saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

1798  Death of Thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709) on August - 24.   

1801  Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history death of nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (b. 1796)   

1833  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1840  Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1841  Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36 on August - 24.   

1888  Rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies on August - 24.   

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on August - 24.   

1895  On this day in history john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74   

1906  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1907  Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1921  Death of Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886) on August - 24.   

1923  Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66 on August - 24.   

1939  On this day in history w H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies   

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1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on this day in history.   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on this day in history.   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.   

1210  On August - 24 birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24.   

1393  On this day in history birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.   

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.