Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

0079  On August - 24 death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on August - 24.   

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on this day in history.   

1540  On August - 24 death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  On August - 24 death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on this day in history.   

1595  Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61   

1664  On this day in history death of maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (bc. 1610)   

1666  Francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57 on August - 24.   

1679  Death of Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54   

1724  Andreas Kneller, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1770  On August - 24 thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies   

1779  Death of Saint Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. 1714) on this day in history.   

1798  Death of Thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709) on August - 24.   

1801  On this day in history jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68   

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

1833  On this day in history adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65   

1840  Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 on August - 24.   

1841  Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies   

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on August - 24.   

1895  On this day in history john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74   

1906  On August - 24 alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies   

1907  On August - 24 pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58   

1921  Death of Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (b. 1886) on August - 24.   

1923  On August - 24 kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66   

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  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on August - 24.   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.   

1210  On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

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

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.   

1531  On August - 24 birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer