Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

0079  On this day in history death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on August - 24.   

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

1371  On August - 24 death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  On this day in history death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on August - 24.   

1595  Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies on August - 24.   

1647  Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61 on August - 24.   

1664  Death of Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610) on August - 24.   

1666  On August - 24 francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57   

1679  Death of Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) on August - 24.   

1680  On August - 24 death of ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter/etcher, buried   

1683  On August - 24 death of john Owen, English non-conformist theologian (b. 1616)   

1712  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54 on August - 24.   

1724  Andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75 on August - 24.   

1759  Ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44 on August - 24.   

1770  On this day in history thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies   

1779  On August - 24 death of saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714)   

1798  On this day in history death of thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709)   

1801  Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history death of nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (b. 1796)   

1833  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65 on August - 24.   

1840  On August - 24 joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89   

1841  On August - 24 karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36   

1888  Rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies on this day in history.   

1889  On August - 24 jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies   

1895  On August - 24 john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74   

1906  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58   

1921  On August - 24 death of nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886)   

1923  Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66 on August - 24.   

1939  W H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies on August - 24.   

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1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on this day in history.   

1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  On August - 24 birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  On August - 24 birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  On this day in history birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)   

1393  On this day in history birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)   

1420  On August - 24 birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer