Famous Deaths Happened 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  On this day in history robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57   

1537  On October - 24 jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies   

1572  On October - 24 death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)   

1579  On October - 24 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

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  Pierre Gassendi, French philosopher, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1667  Death of Gabriel Metsu, Dutch painter, buried on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history death of william Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600)   

1672  Death of John Webb, English architect (b. 1611) on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66   

1708  Death of Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on this day in history.   

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

1789  On October - 24 joaquin de Oxinaga, composer, dies at 69   

1799  On this day in history 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  Elie Decazes, French Bourbon Restoration politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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 October - 24.   

1897  On October - 24 francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73   

1898  Death of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. 1824) on October - 24.   

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

1902  On October - 24 vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 69   

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

1915  On October - 24 death of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b. 1828)   

1918  Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 on October - 24.   

1922  On this day in history death of george Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839)   

1925  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on October - 24.   

1929  On October - 24 peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74   

1930  On October - 24 renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26   

1931  Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies on October - 24.   

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0051  On October - 24 birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)   

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on October - 24.   

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  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.   

1710  On October - 24 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.