Famous Deaths In October - 24

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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0051  On October - 24 birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)   

1378  On this day in history birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)   

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on October - 24.   

1632  On October - 24 birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)   

1675  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.   

1710  Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773) was born on October - 24.   

1763  On this day in history birth of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)   

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on October - 24.