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In the year 1924
299 Notable deaths
Fiorenzo Bava-Beccaris
Italian general (1831-1924).
Born March 17th, 1831 in Fossano.
Died April 8th, 1924 at 93 years old in Rome.
Henrietta Ward
British painter (1832-1924).
Born June 1st, 1832 in London.
Died July 12th, 1924 at 92 years old in Slough.
Nelson Annandale
Scottish entomologist, anthropologist, and herpetologist (1876–1924).
Born June 15th, 1876 in Edinburgh.
Died April 10th, 1924 at 47 years old in Kolkata.
Rafael López Gutiérrez
President of honduras (1855-1924).
Born February 28th, 1855 in Tegucigalpa.
Died March 10th, 1924 at 69 years old in Amapala (diabetes).
Franz Schwechten
German architect (1841–1924).
Born August 12th, 1841 in Cologne.
Died August 11th, 1924 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Bernard Zweers
Dutch composer (1854-1924).
Born May 18th, 1854 in Amsterdam.
Died December 9th, 1924 at 70 years old in Amsterdam.
Lucia Fairchild Fuller
American painter (1872-1924).
Born December 6th, 1872 in Boston.
Died May 20th, 1924 at 51 years old in Madison.
André Vacherot
French tennis player (1877–1924).
Born June 5th, 1877 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 22nd, 1924 at 46 years old in Rouen.
Semyon Novgorodov
Yakut politician and linguist (1892-1924).
Born February 13th, 1892 in Churapchinsky District.
Died February 28th, 1924 at 32 years old in Yakutsk.
Kai Nielsen
Danish sculptor (1882-1924).
Born November 26th, 1882 in Svendborg. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1924 at 41 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Adolphus William Ward
British historian (1837-1924).
Born December 2nd, 1837 in Hampstead.
Died June 19th, 1924 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Charles William Andrews
British palaeontologist.
Born October 30th, 1866 in Hampstead.
Died May 25th, 1924 at 57 years old
Hermann Kretzschmar
German teacher, performer, musicologist and author (1848-1924).
Born January 19th, 1848 in Olbernhau.
Died May 10th, 1924 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Laure Conan
Canadian writer (1845-1924).
Born January 9th, 1845 in La Malbaie.
Died June 6th, 1924 at 79 years old in Quebec City.
Artur de Sacadura Cabral
Portuguese aviation pioneer.
Born May 23rd, 1881 in Celorico da Beira.
Died November 15th, 1924 at 43 years old in North Sea.
Antoni Piotrowski
Polish artist (1853-1924).
Born September 7th, 1853 in Nietulisko Duże.
Died December 12th, 1924 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Amélie Beaury-Saurel
French painter (1848-1924).
Born December 19th, 1848 in Barcelona.
Died May 30th, 1924 at 75 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Theodor Hertzka
Hungarian-austrian economist and journalist.
Born July 13th, 1845 in Pest. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1924 at 79 years old in Wiesbaden.
Theodore Thurston Geer
American politician (1851-1924).
Born March 12th, 1851 in Salem.
Died February 21st, 1924 at 72 years old in Portland.
Teodor Teodorov
Bulgarian politician (1859-1924).
Born March 26th, 1859 in Elena.
Died August 4th, 1924 at 65 years old in Borovets. [ref]
Kazimieras Būga
Lithuanian linguist (1879-1924).
Born November 6th, 1879 in Pažiegė.
Died December 2nd, 1924 at 45 years old in Königsberg.
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.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon