Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on October - 24.   

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on this day in history.   

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

1655  On this day in history 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  On October - 24 death of john Webb, English architect (b. 1611)   

1679  Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1708  Death of Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on October - 24.   

1785  On October - 24 jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64   

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

1799  On October - 24 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  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 this day in history.   

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 October - 24.   

1901  Paul Henrion, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1902  Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1912  Louis van Haecke, Flemish chaplain/author (Zeesterre), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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 October - 24.   

1925  On this day in history jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56   

1929  Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74 on October - 24.   

1930  Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1931  On October - 24 murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies   

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0051  On this day in history birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)   

1378  On October - 24 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 this day in history birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)   

1675  On this day in history birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

1710  On this day in history birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

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 this day in history.