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In the year 1924
299 Notable deaths
Panagiotis Danglis
Greek politician and general (1853-1924).
Born November 17th, 1853 in Atalanti.
Died March 9th, 1924 at 70 years old in Athens.
Helge von Koch
Swedish mathematician (1870-1924).
Born January 25th, 1870 in Svea livgardes church parish.
Died March 11th, 1924 at 54 years old in Danderyd.
Emile Claus
Belgian painter (1849–1924).
Born September 27th, 1849 in Sint-Eloois-Vijve.
Died June 14th, 1924 at 74 years old in Astene.
William James Beal
American botanist (1833-1924).
Born March 11th, 1833 in Adrian.
Died May 12th, 1924 at 91 years old in Amherst.
Cornelius Cole
American politician (1822-1924).
Born September 17th, 1822 in Lodi.
Died November 3rd, 1924 at 102 years old in Hollywood.
Dimitar Blagoev
Bulgarian politician (1856–1924).
Born June 14th, 1856 in Vasileiada.
Died May 7th, 1924 at 67 years old in Sofia.
Duchess Helena, Hereditary Duchess of Württemberg
Austrian archduchess (1903–1924).
Born October 30th, 1903 in Linz.
Died September 8th, 1924 at 20 years old in Tübingen (puerperal disorders).
William Bayliss
British physiologist (1860–1924).
Born May 2nd, 1860 in Wolverhampton.
Died August 27th, 1924 at 64 years old in London.
Xaver Scharwenka
German pianist, composer and teacher (1850-1924).
Born January 6th, 1850 in Szamotuły.
Died December 8th, 1924 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Maffeo Pantaleoni
Italian economist (1857-1924).
Born July 2nd, 1857 in Frascati.
Died October 29th, 1924 at 67 years old in Milan.
Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza
Austro-hungarian field marshal.
Born March 30th, 1854 in Timișoara.
Died September 22nd, 1924 at 70 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Constance Gordon-Cumming
Scottish travel writer and painter (1837-1924).
Born May 26th, 1837 in Forres.
Died September 4th, 1924 at 87 years old in Crieff.
Alexandre Lacassagne
French criminologist (1843-1924).
Born August 17th, 1843 in Cahors.
Died September 24th, 1924 at 81 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
William Archer
Scottish critic and translator (1856–1924).
Born September 23rd, 1856 in Perth.
Died December 27th, 1924 at 68 years old in London.
Archibald Geikie
British geologist (1835–1924).
Born December 28th, 1835 in Edinburgh.
Died November 10th, 1924 at 88 years old in Haslemere.
Daniel Ridgway Knight
American artist (1839-1924).
Born March 15th, 1839 in Chambersburg. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1924 at 84 years old in Paris.
Luis Emilio Recabarren
Chilean politician (1876-1924).
Born July 6th, 1876 in Valparaíso.
Died December 19th, 1924 at 48 years old in Santiago.
Felix von Luschan
Austrian doctor and archaeologist (1854-1924).
Born August 11th, 1854 in Hollabrunn.
Died February 7th, 1924 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti
Egyptian litterateur (1876–1924).
Born December 30th, 1876 in Manfalut.
Died July 25th, 1924 at 47 years old in Cairo.
Viktor Nogin
Prominent bolshevik, mayor of moscow (1878-1924).
Born February 14th, 1879 in Moscow.
Died May 22nd, 1924 at 45 years old in Moscow (peritonitis).
Oskar Merikanto
Finnish musician and composer (1868–1924).
Born August 5th, 1868 in Helsinki.
Died February 17th, 1924 at 55 years old in Oitti.
Fatma Pesend Hanım
Ottoman noble; consort of sultan abdul hamid ii (1876–1924).
Born April 17th, 1876 in Istanbul.
Died November 5th, 1924 at 48 years old in Istanbul.
Luigi Pelloux
Sardinian politician (1839-1924).
Born March 1st, 1839 in La Roche-sur-Foron.
Died October 26th, 1924 at 85 years old in Bordighera.
Paul Natorp
German philosopher and historian (1854–1924).
Born January 14th, 1854 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 17th, 1924 at 70 years old in Marburg.
Jacques de Morgan
French mining engineer, geologist, and archaeologist (1857–1924).
Born June 3rd, 1857 in Huisseau-sur-Cosson.
Died June 12th, 1924 at 67 years old in Marseille.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson