November 24th
161 Notable deaths
Melanie Thornton
American singer (1967–2001).
Born May 13th, 1967 in Charleston.
Died November 24th, 2001 at 34 years old in Bassersdorf (aviation accident).
Warren Spahn
American baseball player.
Born April 23rd, 1921 in Buffalo.
Died November 24th, 2003 at 82 years old in Broken Arrow.
Anna Jarvis
Founder of mother's day.
Born May 1st, 1864 in Webster. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1948 at 84 years old in West Chester (Soviet Union).
Albert Collins
American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter (1932–1993).
Born October 1st, 1932 in Leona.
Died November 24th, 1993 at 61 years old in Las Vegas (lung cancer).
László Moholy-Nagy
Hungarian artist (1895-1946).
Born July 20th, 1895 in Bácsborsód. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1946 at 51 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter (1911-1985).
Born May 18th, 1911 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in Inglewood. [ref]
Dodie Smith
English children's novelist and playwright.
Born May 3rd, 1896 in Whitefield. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1990 at 94 years old in Finchingfield. [ref]
Garson Kanin
American film and theatre director, playwright, screenwriter (1912-1999).
Born November 24th, 1912 in Rochester.
Died November 24th, 1999 at 87 years old in New York City.
Barbara Taylor Bradford
British novelist (1933–2024).
Born May 10th, 1933 in Leeds. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2024 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Robert Erskine Childers
Irish nationalist and author (1870-1922).
Born June 25th, 1870 in Mayfair. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1922 at 52 years old in Dublin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo