October 24th
196 Notable deaths
Wolf Rüdiger Hess
Architect and writer; son of rudolf hess (1937-2001).
Born November 18th, 1937 in Munich.
Died October 24th, 2001 at 63 years old in Munich.
Charles Marion Russell
American artist (1864-1926).
Born March 19th, 1864 in St. Louis.
Died October 24th, 1926 at 62 years old in Great Falls. [ref]
G. E. Moore
English philosopher (1873–1958).
Born November 4th, 1873 in Upper Norwood.
Died October 24th, 1958 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Henry Armstrong
American boxer (1912–1988).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Columbus.
Died October 24th, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Hyman Minsky
American economist (1919–1996).
Born September 23rd, 1919 in Chicago.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 77 years old in Rhinebeck.
Richard Hofstadter
American historian and public intellectual.
Born August 6th, 1916 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1970 at 54 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Scott Plank
American actor (1958-2002).
Born November 11th, 1958 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 24th, 2002 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Jerzy Kukuczka
Polish alpine and high-altitude climber (1948–1989).
Born March 24th, 1948 in Katowice. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1989 at 41 years old in Lhotse (fall).
Franz Lehár
Austrian composer.
Born April 30th, 1870 in Komárom. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1948 at 78 years old in Bad Ischl. [ref]
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
Swedish prince (1861-1951); third son of oscar ii of sweden and sophia of nassau.
Born February 27th, 1861 in Arvfurstens palats. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1951 at 90 years old in Stockholm.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius