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October 24th
168 Notable deaths
Manolo Escobar
Spanish singer and actor (1931-2013).
Born October 19th, 1931 in Las Norias.
Died October 24th, 2013 at 82 years old in Benidorm (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Kaoru Yachigusa
Japanese actress (1931-2019).
Born January 6th, 1931 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died October 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
W. Montgomery Watt
Scottish historian and orientalist (1909–2006).
Born March 14th, 1909 in Ceres.
Died October 24th, 2006 at 97 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
Politician; president of uruguay (1927-2016).
Born October 25th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died October 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montevideo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist.
Born June 23rd, 1925 in Savannah. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1989 at 64 years old in Knoxville. [ref]
Carl Ruggles
American composer (1876-1971).
Born March 11th, 1876 in Marion. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1971 at 95 years old in Bennington. [ref]
Edith Massey
Actress, singer (1918-1984).
Born May 28th, 1918 in San Francisco.
Died October 24th, 1984 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Claire Windsor
American actress (1892-1972).
Born April 14th, 1892 in Cawker City. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1972 at 80 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Karl Bühler
German psychologist (1879-1963).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Meckesheim. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1963 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Yekaterina Furtseva
Soviet politician (1910-1974).
Born December 7th, 1910 in Vyshny Volochyok.
Died October 24th, 1974 at 63 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 168
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia