Famous Deaths In June - 24

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

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

1439  On this day in history death of duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382)   

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39   

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  Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/writer, dies at 67 on June - 24.   

1637  Death of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580) on this day in history.   

1643  On June - 24 john Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48   

1652  On this day in history andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65   

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

1707  Kaspar von Stieler, German linguist/poet, dies at 74 on June - 24.   

1712  Simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72 on June - 24.   

1724  Johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1766  Death of Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678) on this day in history.   

1778  On June - 24 peter Burmannus Secundus, [P Burman], Dutch classicist, dies at 64   

1803  Matthew Thornton, Irish/US physician/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 88 on June - 24.   

1817  On June - 24 thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83   

1835  Death of Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician, commander of Greek naval forces in Greek War of Independence (b. 1769) on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60   

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

1894  Death of M F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56 on this day in history.   

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

1909  Death of Sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. 1849) on this day in history.   

1913  Frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55 on June - 24.   

1922  Death of Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54 on June - 24.   

1933  On June - 24 sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64   

1935  On this day in history death of carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. 1890)   

1936  On this day in history nandor Zsolt, composer, dies at 49   

1938  On June - 24 "Digger" Robertson, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies   

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

1946  On this day in history death of louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)   

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

1322  On this day in history birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)   

1343  On June - 24 birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)   

1386  Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) was born on this day in history.   

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on this day in history.   

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  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth was born on this day in history.