Famous Deaths In June - 24

0803  On June - 24 death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1439  On June - 24 death of duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382)   

1475  On June - 24 albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54   

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1520  On June - 24 death of hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489)   

1572  On this day in history death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged   

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on this day in history.   

1629  On this day in history carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/writer, dies at 67   

1637  Death of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580) on June - 24.   

1643  John Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48 on June - 24.   

1652  Andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1673  John of Paffenrode, ruler of Ghussigny/poet, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1707  On June - 24 kaspar von Stieler, German linguist/poet, dies at 74   

1712  On this day in history simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72   

1724  On June - 24 johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77   

1766  Death of Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678) on June - 24.   

1778  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [P Burman], Dutch classicist, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1803  Matthew Thornton, Irish/US physician/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1817  Thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83 on June - 24.   

1835  On June - 24 death of andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician, commander of Greek naval forces in Greek War of Independence (b. 1769)   

1882  Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60 on June - 24.   

1891  On this day in history ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80   

1894  On this day in history death of m F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56   

1908  On this day in history grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71   

1909  On this day in history death of sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. 1849)   

1913  On June - 24 frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55   

1922  Death of Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54 on this day in history.   

1933  Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1935  On June - 24 death of carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. 1890)   

1936  On June - 24 nandor Zsolt, composer, dies at 49   

1938  On this day in history "Digger" Robertson, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies   

1944  On this day in history rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36   

1946  Death of Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857) on June - 24.   

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1244  On this day in history birth of hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)   

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) was born on this day in history.   

1343  Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373) was born on this day in history.   

1386  Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) was born on June - 24.   

1485  On June - 24 birth of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)   

1499  On June - 24 birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)   

1519  On this day in history birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)   

1533  On June - 24 birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth