Famous Deaths Happened In April - 24
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
0624 On this day in history death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury
0709 Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on April - 24.
0729 Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on April - 24.
1077 Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on April - 24.
1185 Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on this day in history.
1338 Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on this day in history.
1530 On April - 24 jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies
1617 On this day in history death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered
1622 On April - 24 death of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (b. 1577)
1656 Death of Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) on this day in history.
1731 Daniel Defoe, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies on this day in history.
1736 Death of Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. 1663) on April - 24.
1758 Florian Wrastill, composer, dies at 41 on April - 24.
1776 On April - 24 carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84
1779 On this day in history death of eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (b. 1711)
1824 Herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history pierre Joseph Candielle, composer, dies at 82
1848 On this day in history francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69
1850 On this day in history louis Alexandre Piccinni, composer, dies at 70
1852 On April - 24 death of vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (b. 1783)
1855 On April - 24 walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75
1875 On this day in history jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58
1891 On this day in history count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies
1900 On this day in history george J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76
1904 Friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1912 On this day in history justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81
1917 Oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies on this day in history.
1922 On April - 24 richard Batka, composer, dies at 53
1924 George Street, English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies on this day in history.
1928 Ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72 on April - 24.
1935 On April - 24 paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80
1936 Alphons Diepenbrock, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1938 On this day in history death of george Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)
1939 On April - 24 john Foulds, composer, dies at 58
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