Famous Deaths In October - 24

0996  On October - 24 hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58   

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on October - 24.   

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on October - 24.   

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

1601  On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on October - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history death of john Webb, English architect (b. 1611)   

1679  On October - 24 barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66   

1708  On October - 24 death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician   

1785  Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 on October - 24.   

1789  On this day in history joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69   

1799  On this day in history carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59   

1821  On October - 24 death of elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)   

1852  On October - 24 daniel Webster, lawyer/speaker/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 70   

1860  On October - 24 elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80   

1864  James Jay Archer, US Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46 on October - 24.   

1875  Death of Raffaello Carboni, Italian writer on this day in history.   

1897  Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 on October - 24.   

1898  Death of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82   

1902  On this day in history vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69   

1912  On this day in history louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83   

1915  Death of Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828) on this day in history.   

1918  Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1922  On October - 24 death of george Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839)   

1925  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74   

1930  Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26 on October - 24.   

1931  On this day in history murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies   

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0051  Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) was born on October - 24.   

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.   

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on this day in history.   

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on this day in history.   

1675  On October - 24 birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

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  On October - 24 birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)