In the year 1924
299 Notable deaths
Theodor Wolf
German naturalist (1841-1924).
Born February 13th, 1841 in Bartholomä.
Died June 22nd, 1924 at 83 years old in Dresden.
James Britten
British botanist (1846–1924).
Born May 3rd, 1846 in Chelsea.
Died October 8th, 1924 at 78 years old in London.
Francisco Aguilar Barquero
President of costa rica for eight months between 1919 and 1920.
Born May 21st, 1857 in Cartago.
Died October 11th, 1924 at 67 years old in San José.
Hannibal Sehested
Danish council president (1842-1924).
Born November 16th, 1842 in Gudme.
Died September 19th, 1924 at 81 years old in Gudme.
Siegmund Gabriel
German chemist (1851–1924).
Born November 7th, 1851 in Berlin.
Died March 22nd, 1924 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Wilhelm Schmidt
German engineer (1858–1924).
Born February 18th, 1858 in Wegeleben.
Died February 16th, 1924 at 65 years old in Gadderbaum.
Eduardo Arolas
Argentine musician (1892–1924).
Born February 24th, 1892 in Barracas.
Died September 29th, 1924 at 32 years old in Paris.
Vlastimil Tusar
Czechoslovak politician and union member (1880-1924).
Born October 18th, 1880 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1924 at 43 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Klara Zamenhof
Polish esperantist.
Born October 5th, 1863 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1924 at 61 years old in Warsaw (hepatocellular carcinoma). [ref]
René Basset
French linguist and orientalist (1855–1924).
Born July 24th, 1855 in Lunéville.
Died January 4th, 1924 at 68 years old in Algiers (disease).
Mariano Barbasán Lagueruela
Spanish painter (1864-1924).
Born February 3rd, 1864 in Zaragoza.
Died July 22nd, 1924 at 60 years old in Zaragoza. [ref]
Ernest Chantre
French anthropologist, naturalist and archaeologist (1843-1924).
Born January 13th, 1843 in Lyon.
Died December 24th, 1924 at 81 years old in Écully.
Dora Hitz
Court painter to the romanian royal family (1856-1924).
Born March 30th, 1856 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg.
Died November 20th, 1924 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Henry Gage
Governor of california (1852-1924).
Born December 25th, 1852 in Geneva.
Died August 28th, 1924 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Heinrich Berté
Austrian composer (1857-1924).
Born May 8th, 1857 in Hlohovec.
Died August 23rd, 1924 at 67 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Ernest Babelon
French numismatist and classical archaeologist (1854-1924).
Born November 7th, 1854 in Sarrey. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1924 at 69 years old in rue de Verneuil.
William Hemsley
British botanist (1843-1924).
Born December 29th, 1843 in East Hoathly with Halland.
Died October 7th, 1924 at 80 years old in Broadstairs.
Elise Hall
American musician (1853-1924).
Born April 15th, 1853 in Paris.
Died November 27th, 1924 at 71 years old in Boston.
Maurice Pellé
French and czechoslovakian general (1863–1924).
Born April 18th, 1863 in Douai.
Died March 16th, 1924 at 60 years old in Toulon.
Lloyd Hildebrand
British racing cyclist, competitor for france (1870–1924).
Born December 25th, 1870 in Tottenham.
Died April 1st, 1924 at 53 years old in Levallois-Perret.
Nils Kjær
Norwegian essayist and playwright (1870–1924).
Born September 11th, 1870 in Holmestrand.
Died February 9th, 1924 at 53 years old in Oslo.
John Martin Schaeberle
(1853-1924) astronomer.
Born January 10th, 1853 in Öschelbronn.
Died September 17th, 1924 at 71 years old in Ann Arbor.
Jean-Pierre Rousselot
French priest and linguist.
Born October 14th, 1846 in Saint-Claud.
Died December 16th, 1924 at 78 years old in Paris.
Ernest Joy
Actor (1878-1924).
Born January 20th, 1878 in Iowa.
Died February 12th, 1924 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (peritonitis).
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