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In the year 1924
299 Notable deaths
Vladimir Lenin
Founding leader of the soviet union (1870–1924).
Born April 22nd, 1870 in Ulyanovsk. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1924 at 53 years old in Bolshiye Gorki (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Woodrow Wilson
President of the united states from 1913 to 1921 (1856–1924).
Born December 28th, 1856 in Staunton.
Died February 23rd, 1924 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from prague (1883–1924).
Born July 3rd, 1883 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1924 at 41 years old in Kafka Sterbehaus (starvation, laryngeal tuberculosis). [ref]
Joseph Conrad
Polish-british writer (1857–1924).
Born December 3rd, 1857 in Terekhove. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1924 at 66 years old in Bishopsbourne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Mallory
English mountaineer (1886-1924).
Born June 18th, 1886 in Mobberley. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1924 at 37 years old in Mount Everest (falling). [ref]
Alluri Sita Rama Raju
Indian tribal leader and revolutionary (1897–1924).
Born July 4th, 1897 in Pandrangi, Visakhapatnam district, Madras Presidency.
Died May 7th, 1924 at 26 years old in Visakhapatnam district, Koyyuru, Madras Presidency.
Giacomo Puccini
Italian opera composer (1858–1924).
Born December 22nd, 1858 in Lucca.
Died November 29th, 1924 at 65 years old in Brussels (laryngeal cancer).
Caroline Ingalls
Wife of charles ingalls.
Born December 12th, 1839 in Brookfield.
Died April 20th, 1924 at 84 years old in De Smet.
Andrew Comyn Irvine
English mountaineer (1902–1924).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Birkenhead.
Died June 9th, 1924 at 22 years old in Mount Everest (mountaineering accident). [ref]
Gabriel Fauré
French composer, organist, pianist and teacher (1845–1924).
Born May 12th, 1845 in Pamiers.
Died November 4th, 1924 at 79 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Frances Hodgson Burnett
English-american playwright and author (1849–1924).
Born November 24th, 1849 in Manchester. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1924 at 74 years old in Plandome Manor. [ref]
Dean O'Banion
American mobster (1892–1924).
Died November 10th, 1924 at 32 years old in Chicago (gunshot wound).
Alfred Marshall
British economist (1842–1924).
Born July 26th, 1842 in London.
Died July 13th, 1924 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Henry Cabot Lodge
American statesman (1850–1924).
Born May 12th, 1850 in Boston.
Died November 9th, 1924 at 74 years old in Cambridge (stroke).
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1868-1924).
Born April 22nd, 1868 in Buda.
Died September 6th, 1924 at 56 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Louis Sullivan
American architect (1856-1924).
Born September 3rd, 1856 in Boston.
Died April 14th, 1924 at 67 years old in Chicago.
Kumaran Asan
Indian writer (1873–1924).
Born April 12th, 1873 in Thiruvananthapuram, Chirayinkeezhu taluk.
Died January 16th, 1924 at 50 years old in Kerala, Pallana (drowning).
Isabella Stewart Gardner
American art collector, philanthropist, patron of the arts (1840–1924).
Born April 14th, 1840 in New York City.
Died July 17th, 1924 at 84 years old in Boston.
Florence Harding
First lady of the united states from 1921 to 1923.
Born August 15th, 1860 in Marion.
Died November 21st, 1924 at 64 years old in Marion (kidney failure).
Ebenezer Cobb Morley
English sportsman (1831-1924).
Born August 16th, 1831 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1924 at 93 years old in Barnes (pneumonia). [ref]
Anatole France
French writer (1844–1924).
Born April 16th, 1844 in Paris.
Died October 12th, 1924 at 80 years old
Samuel Gompers
(1850-1924) american labor leader (afl).
Born January 27th, 1850 in London.
Died December 13th, 1924 at 74 years old in San Antonio.
Edith Nesbit
English author and poet (1858–1924).
Born August 15th, 1858 in London, Kennington.
Died May 4th, 1924 at 65 years old in New Romney.
Bogd Khan
Great khan of outer mongolia (1869–1924).
Born October 13th, 1869 in Litang County.
Died April 17th, 1924 at 54 years old in Ulaanbaatar (laryngeal cancer).
Thomas H. Ince
American film producer (1882–1924).
Born November 6th, 1882 in Newport.
Died November 19th, 1924 at 42 years old in Beverly Hills.
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