Dead at age 24

154 Notable deaths

James Paul Moody

Sailor.

Born August 21st, 1887 in Scarborough.

Died April 15th, 1912 at 24 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (hypothermia).

Valentin Bondarenko

Soviet cosmonaut (1937–1961).

Born February 16th, 1937 in Kharkiv.

Died March 23rd, 1961 at 24 years old in Moscow.

Samuel Wanjiru

Kenyan athlete (1986–2011).

Born November 10th, 1986 in Nyahururu.

Died May 15th, 2011 at 24 years old in Nyahururu (falling from height). [ref]

Ruan Lingyu

Chinese silent film actress.

Born April 26th, 1910 in Shanghai.

Died March 8th, 1935 at 24 years old in Shanghai (drug overdose).

Nozomi Momoi

Japanese av idol (1978–2002).

Born September 23rd, 1978 in Shinjuku.

Died October 12th, 2002 at 24 years old in Shiojiri.

Sophie Nyweide

American actress (2000–2025).

Born July 8th, 2000 in Burlington.

Died April 14th, 2025 at 24 years old in Manchester. [ref]

Hiroyoshi Nishizawa

Pilot for the imperial japanese navy air service during world war ii (1920–1944).

Born January 27th, 1920 in Minamiogawa.

Died October 26th, 1944 at 24 years old in Mindoro (aircraft shootdown).

Ichiyō Higuchi

Japanese writer.

Born May 2nd, 1872 in Tokyo.

Died November 23rd, 1896 at 24 years old in Uchisaiwaichō (tuberculosis).

Stanley Ketchel

American boxer (1886–1910).

Born September 14th, 1886 in Grand Rapids.

Died October 15th, 1910 at 24 years old in Springfield.

Thomas McGuire

United states army officer.

Born August 1st, 1920 in Ridgewood.

Died January 7th, 1945 at 24 years old in Negros (killed in action).

Deaths 61 to 70 of 154

Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi