October 24th
168 Notable deaths
Charles Marion Russell
American artist (1864-1926).
Born March 19th, 1864 in St. Louis. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1958 at 84 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Henry Armstrong
American boxer.
Born December 12th, 1912 in Columbus.
Died October 24th, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
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]
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]
Scott Plank
Actor (1958-2002).
Born November 11th, 1958 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 24th, 2002 at 43 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
John Chafee
United states senator.
Born October 22nd, 1922 in Providence.
Died October 24th, 1999 at 77 years old in Bethesda.
David Oistrakh
Soviet violinist (1908-1974).
Born September 30th, 1908 in Odesa. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1974 at 66 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Lautner
American architect.
Born July 16th, 1911 in Marquette. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1994 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 168
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)