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October 24th
241 Notable deaths
Mitrofan Nedelin
Soviet marshal (1902–1960).
Born November 9th, 1902 in Borisoglebsk.
Died October 24th, 1960 at 57 years old in Baikonur (Nedelin catastrophe).
George Ostrogorsky
Russian byzantinist (1902-1976).
Born January 19th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 24th, 1976 at 74 years old in Belgrade.
Fernando Soler
Mexican actor and film director (1896-1979).
Born May 24th, 1896 in Saltillo.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 83 years old in Mexico City.
Adolf Lüderitz
Founder of german southwest africa (1834-1886).
Born July 16th, 1834 in Bremen.
Died October 24th, 1886 at 52 years old in Orange River (drowning).
Andy Holmes
British rower (1959–2010).
Born October 15th, 1959 in London.
Died October 24th, 2010 at 51 years old in London (infectious disease). [ref]
Sylvia Sleigh
Welsh-american artist (1916-2010).
Died October 24th, 2010 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Robert Franz
German composer (1815-1892).
Born June 28th, 1815 in Halle (Saale).
Died October 24th, 1892 at 77 years old in Halle (Saale).
Fereydoon Moshiri
Iranian writer.
Born September 22nd, 1926 in Tehran.
Died October 24th, 2000 at 74 years old in Tehran (leukemia).
Paul Cullen
Irish catholic cardinal (1803–1878).
Born April 29th, 1803 in Narraghmore.
Died October 24th, 1878 at 75 years old in Dublin.
Bruno Lauzi
Italian recording artist, singer and songwriter (1937–2006).
Born August 8th, 1937 in Asmara.
Died October 24th, 2006 at 69 years old in Peschiera Borromeo (liver cancer). [ref]
Dimitri Amilakhvari
French military officer and lieutenant colonel of the french foreign legion (1906–1942).
Born October 31st, 1906 in Chermen.
Died October 24th, 1942 at 35 years old in El Alamein.
James Carroll Beckwith
American painter (1852-1917).
Born September 23rd, 1852 in Hannibal.
Died October 24th, 1917 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Anita Björk
Swedish actress (1923-2012).
Born April 25th, 1923 in Tällberg.
Died October 24th, 2012 at 89 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Hernán Gaviria
Colombian association football player (1969–2002).
Born November 27th, 1969 in Carepa.
Died October 24th, 2002 at 32 years old in Cali (lightning strike).
Tom Whittaker
English footballer and manager (1898-1956).
Born July 21st, 1898 in Aldershot.
Died October 24th, 1956 at 58 years old in London.
Fred Ott
American scientist and film actor (1860–1934).
Born August 31st, 1860 in New Jersey. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1936 at 76 years old in West Orange.
Arthur Bowen Davies
American painter (1862-1928).
Born September 26th, 1862 in Utica.
Died October 24th, 1928 at 66 years old in Florence.
Tullio Regge
Italian physicist (1931–2014).
Born July 11th, 1931 in Turin.
Died October 24th, 2014 at 83 years old in Orbassano. [ref]
Wanda Półtawska
Polish psychiatrist (1921–2023).
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Lublin.
Died October 24th, 2023 at 102 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Henry Nicholas Ridley
English botanist and geologist (1855–1956).
Born December 10th, 1855 in Norfolk.
Died October 24th, 1956 at 100 years old in Kew.
Werner Seelenbinder
German sportsman (1904–1944).
Born August 2nd, 1904 in Szczecin.
Died October 24th, 1944 at 40 years old in Brandenburg an der Havel (decapitation).
Émile Jonassaint
Haitian politician (1913-1995).
Born May 20th, 1913 in Port-de-Paix.
Died October 24th, 1995 at 82 years old in Port-au-Prince. [ref]
Lily Afshar
Iranian guitarist.
Born March 9th, 1960 in Tehran.
Died October 24th, 2023 at 63 years old in Tonekabon. [ref]
José Azcona del Hoyo
30th president of honduras (1986-1990).
Born January 26th, 1927 in La Ceiba.
Died October 24th, 2005 at 78 years old in Tegucigalpa (myocardial infarction).
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir