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In the year 1924
299 Notable deaths
Ferdinand Cheval
French architect (1836–1924).
Born April 19th, 1836 in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse.
Died August 19th, 1924 at 88 years old in Hauterives.
Karl Denke
German serial killer (1860–1924).
Born August 12th, 1860 in Kalinowice Górne. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1924 at 64 years old in Ziębice (hanging to death). [ref]
G. Stanley Hall
American psychologist and educator (1844–1924).
Born February 1st, 1844 in Ashfield. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1924 at 80 years old in Worcester. [ref]
Giacomo Matteotti
Italian politician (1885-1924).
Born May 22nd, 1885 in Fratta Polesine.
Died June 10th, 1924 at 39 years old in Rome (stab wound).
Ferruccio Busoni
Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, born 1866.
Born April 1st, 1866 in Empoli.
Died July 27th, 1924 at 58 years old in Berlin (kidney disease).
Léon Rom
Belgian soldier who became prominent in the administration of the congo free state (1859-1924).
Died January 30th, 1924 at 64 years old in Ixelles.
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Grand duchess of luxembourg from 1912 to 1919.
Born June 14th, 1894 in Berg Castle.
Died January 24th, 1924 at 29 years old in Schloss Hohenburg (influenza).
Sabine Baring-Gould
English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, eclectic scholar, folk song collector (1834-1924).
Born January 28th, 1834 in Exeter.
Died January 2nd, 1924 at 89 years old in Lewtrenchard.
Ashutosh Mukherjee
Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician (1864-1924).
Born June 29th, 1864 in Kolkata.
Died May 25th, 1924 at 59 years old in Patna.
Alexander Parvus
German political activist (1867–1924).
Born September 8th, 1867 in Byerazino. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1924 at 57 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Eleonora Duse
Italian stage actress (1858-1924).
Born October 3rd, 1858 in Vigevano.
Died April 21st, 1924 at 65 years old in Pittsburgh (pneumonia).
Charles Villiers Stanford
Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor (1852–1924).
Born September 30th, 1852 in Dublin.
Died March 29th, 1924 at 71 years old in London.
Princess Louise of Belgium
Belgian royal (1858–1924).
Born February 18th, 1858 in Brussels.
Died March 1st, 1924 at 66 years old in Wiesbaden.
Robert Nivelle
French general who participated in the first world war (1856–1924).
Born October 15th, 1856 in rue de la Barrière. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1924 at 67 years old in rue de la Tour. [ref]
Charles August Lindbergh
American politician (1859-1924).
Born January 20th, 1859 in Stockholm.
Died May 24th, 1924 at 65 years old in Crookston (brain cancer).
Kuroda Seiki
Japanese artist (1866-1924).
Born August 9th, 1866 in Higashisengoku-chō.
Died July 15th, 1924 at 57 years old in Tokyo City (uremia). [ref]
Victor Herbert
American composer (1859–1924).
Born February 1st, 1859 in Dublin, Guernsey.
Died May 26th, 1924 at 65 years old in New York City.
E. D. Morel
British politician (1873-1924).
Born July 10th, 1873 in Paris.
Died November 12th, 1924 at 51 years old in Bovey Tracey.
Frank Bunker Gilbreth
American industrial engineer (1868-1924).
Born July 7th, 1868 in Fairfield.
Died June 14th, 1924 at 55 years old in Montclair (myocardial infarction).
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie
British shipbuilder (1847-1924).
Born May 31st, 1847 in Quebec City.
Died June 7th, 1924 at 77 years old in Atlantic Ocean (pneumonia).
Léon Bakst
Russian artist (1866–1924).
Born May 10th, 1866 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1924 at 58 years old in Rueil-Malmaison.
Fanny Eaton
Jamaican british artist's model and domestic worker.
Born June 23rd, 1835 in Saint Andrew Parish.
Died March 4th, 1924 at 88 years old in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Ziya Gökalp
Turkish sociologist and writer (1876–1924).
Born March 23rd, 1876 in Çermik district.
Died October 25th, 1924 at 48 years old in Istanbul.
Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg
Russian duke (1868-1924).
Born November 21st, 1868 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 1924 at 55 years old in Biarritz (tuberculosis).
Edwin Montagu
British politician (1879–1924).
Born February 6th, 1879 in London.
Died November 15th, 1924 at 45 years old in London.
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