Famous Deaths In January - 24

0041  On this day in history death of caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28   

0661  Death of Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered on January - 24.   

0772  On January - 24 stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies   

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on January - 24.   

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on January - 24.   

1336  On this day in history alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36   

1366  On January - 24 death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on this day in history.   

1473  Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies on this day in history.   

1547  Death of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history death of ferdinand II of Austria (b. 1529)   

1626  On January - 24 death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)   

1639  On January - 24 death of george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated   

1666  Johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72   

1709  Death of George Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650) on this day in history.   

1769  Death of François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695) on this day in history.   

1805  On January - 24 giacomo Conti, composer, dies at 50   

1812  On this day in history eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72   

1851  Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1856  Death of Rabbi Yechezkel of Kuzmir, Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775) on January - 24.   

1862  James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 on this day in history.   

1864  Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54 on January - 24.   

1877  Death of Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) on January - 24.   

1882  On January - 24 death of levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)   

1883  Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70 on January - 24.   

1884  On January - 24 johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75   

1885  Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1895  On January - 24 death of lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849)   

1901  On January - 24 simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68   

1904  On this day in history franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77   

1911  On January - 24 carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67   

1913  Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47 on January - 24.   

1918  Death of George Arthur Crump, Founder of the Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon NJ (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

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1287  On January - 24 birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)   

1444  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on January - 24.   

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on January - 24.   

1664  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher   

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on January - 24.