In the year 1924
299 Notable deaths
John Martin Schaeberle
(1853-1924) astronomer.
Born January 10th, 1853 in Öschelbronn.
Died September 17th, 1924 at 71 years old in Ann Arbor.
Amleto Novelli
Italian silent film actor (1885-1924).
Born October 12th, 1885 in Bologna.
Died April 16th, 1924 at 38 years old in Turin.
Friedrich Spitta
German protestant theologian (1852-1924).
Born January 10th, 1852 in Wittingen.
Died June 7th, 1924 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Franz Schrader
French geographer and painter (1844-1924).
Born January 11th, 1844 in Bordeaux.
Died October 18th, 1924 at 80 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Viktor Kovačić
Croatian architect (1874-1924).
Born August 28th, 1874 in Municipality of Rogaška Slatina. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1924 at 50 years old in Zagreb.
Marie Cazin
French sculptor and painter (1844-1924).
Born September 19th, 1844 in Paimbœuf. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1924 at 79 years old in Équihen-Plage.
Olha Basarab
Ukrainian politician (1889-1924).
Born September 1st, 1889 in Pidhoroddia.
Died February 13th, 1924 at 34 years old in Lviv.
Eugène Py
French-born argentine film pioneer.
Born May 19th, 1859 in Carcassonne.
Died August 26th, 1924 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.
Wilhelm Klein
Austrian archaeologist (1850–1924).
Born November 20th, 1850 in Caransebeș.
Died February 2nd, 1924 at 73 years old in Hejnice.
Ragna Nielsen
Norwegian educator (1845–1924).
Born July 17th, 1845 in Christiania.
Died September 29th, 1924 at 79 years old in Christiania.
Praskovya Uvarova
Russian archaeologist (1840–1924).
Born April 9th, 1840 in Terny.
Died June 30th, 1924 at 84 years old in Dobrna.
Ole Tobias Olsen
Norwegian teacher and minister (1830-1924).
Born August 18th, 1830 in Storvoll.
Died July 6th, 1924 at 93 years old in Oslo.
Menyhért Palágyi
Hungarian mathematician, philosopher, physicist (1859-1924).
Born December 16th, 1859 in Paks.
Died July 14th, 1924 at 64 years old in Darmstadt.
Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema
Dutch poet (1877-1924).
Born February 26th, 1877 in Amsterdam.
Died May 6th, 1924 at 47 years old
Polyxena Solovyova
Russian children's writer (1867-1924), editor.
Born April 1st, 1867 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1924 at 57 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Arthur McCabe
Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer (1887–1924).
Born June 23rd, 1887 in Tamworth.
Died July 30th, 1924 at 37 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Vilmos Fraknói
(1843–1924) historian.
Born February 27th, 1843 in Mojmírovce.
Died November 20th, 1924 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Alfred Morel-Fatio
French hispanist (1850–1924).
Born January 9th, 1850 in Strasbourg.
Died October 10th, 1924 at 74 years old in Versailles.
Stephan Krehl
German composer, teacher and theorist (1864–1924).
Born July 5th, 1864 in Leipzig.
Died April 9th, 1924 at 59 years old in Leipzig.
Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov
Russian geologist, paleontologist (1861-1924).
Born December 19th, 1861 in Odesa.
Died April 27th, 1924 at 62 years old in Libeň. [ref]
Iwan Gilkin
Belgian poet (1858-1924).
Born January 7th, 1858 in Brussels.
Died September 28th, 1924 at 66 years old in Brussels.
Josefine Swoboda
Austrian portrait painter.
Born January 29th, 1861 in Vienna.
Died October 27th, 1924 at 63 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Charles Chubb
English ornithologist (1851-1924).
Born December 31st, 1851 in Salisbury, Steeple Langford.
Died June 25th, 1924 at 72 years old in London (traffic collision).
Sophia Goudstikker
German photographer and activist (1865-1924).
Born January 15th, 1865 in Rotterdam.
Died March 20th, 1924 at 59 years old in Munich.
Oreste Giorgi
Catholic cardinal (1856–1924).
Born May 19th, 1856 in Valmontone.
Died December 30th, 1924 at 68 years old in Rome.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler