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January 24th
203 Notable deaths
Arthur Nikisch
Hungarian conductor (1855-1922).
Born October 12th, 1855 in Bučovice, Mosonmagyaróvár, Liptovský Mikuláš, Mosonszentmiklós, Lébény. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1922 at 66 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Otto Harbach
American songwriter.
Born August 18th, 1873 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1963 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Shūsui Kōtoku
Japanese anarchist (1871–1911).
Born November 5th, 1871 in Nakamura.
Died January 24th, 1911 at 39 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging to death).
Eugen Meindl
German general.
Born July 16th, 1892 in Donaueschingen.
Died January 24th, 1951 at 58 years old in Munich.
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
Turkish writer (1901-1962).
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Istanbul.
Died January 24th, 1962 at 60 years old in Istanbul.
Alfred Schlemm
Luftwaffe general (1894–1986).
Born December 8th, 1894 in Rudolstadt.
Died January 24th, 1986 at 91 years old in Ahlten.
David Gaskell
English footballer (1940–2025).
Born October 5th, 1940 in Orrell.
Died January 24th, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]
Wilhelm Fuchs
Ss officer (1898-1947).
Born September 1st, 1898 in Mannheim.
Died January 24th, 1947 at 48 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
Vadim Glowna
German actor (1941-2012).
Born September 26th, 1941 in Eutin.
Died January 24th, 2012 at 70 years old in Berlin (diabetes). [ref]
Karl Möckel
Ss officer (1901-1948).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Klingenthal.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 47 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel