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Dead at age 24

137 Notable deaths

Hrvoje Ćustić

Croatian footballer, died of injury sustained in game. (1983-2008).

Born October 21st, 1983 in Zadar.

Died April 3rd, 2008 at 24 years old in Zadar. [ref]

Yahya Hassan

Danish poet and writer.

Born May 19th, 1995 in Aarhus.

Died April 29th, 2020 at 24 years old in Aarhus V. [ref]

Martha Mansfield

American actress (1899-1923).

Born July 14th, 1899 in New York City.

Died November 30th, 1923 at 24 years old in San Antonio.

Eugene Burton Ely

American aviation pioneer.

Born October 21st, 1886 in Williamsburg.

Died October 19th, 1911 at 24 years old in Macon.

Cornelia Fort

American aviator.

Born February 5th, 1919 in Nashville.

Died March 21st, 1943 at 24 years old in Merkel (mid-air collision).

Yanka Dyagileva

Russian poet and singer-songwriter (1966-1991).

Born September 4th, 1966 in Novosibirsk.

Died May 9th, 1991 at 24 years old in Inya (suicide by drowning).

Dmitry Bogrov

Ukrainian assassin.

Born February 10th, 1887 in Kyiv.

Died September 25th, 1911 at 24 years old in Kyiv (hanging).

Ntare V Ndizeye

King of burundi (1947-1972).

Born December 2nd, 1947 in Gitega.

Died April 29th, 1972 at 24 years old in Gitega (murder).

Albert Ebossé Bodjongo

Cameroonian footballer (1989-2014).

Born October 6th, 1989 in Douala.

Died August 23rd, 2014 at 24 years old in Tizi Ouzou.

Pinetop Smith

American boogie-woogie style blues pianist (1904-1929).

Born June 11th, 1904 in Troy. [ref]

Died March 15th, 1929 at 24 years old in Chicago (ballistic trauma). [ref]

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