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November 24th
216 Notable deaths
Francis E. Warren
American politician and civil war veteran (1844-1929).
Born June 20th, 1844 in Hinsdale.
Died November 24th, 1929 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Juice Leskinen
Finnish musician (1950–2006).
Born February 19th, 1950 in Juankoski. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2006 at 56 years old in Tampere (diabetes, liver cirrhosis, kidney failure). [ref]
Zaiyi
Qing dynasty imperial prince (1856-1922).
Born August 26th, 1856 in Beijing.
Died November 24th, 1922 at 66 years old in Beijing.
Grès
French grand couturier (1903–1993).
Born November 30th, 1903 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 24th, 1993 at 89 years old in La Valette-du-Var.
Sorley MacLean
Scottish poet (1911–1996).
Born October 21st, 1911 in Isle of Raasay.
Died November 24th, 1996 at 85 years old in Inner Hebrides.
Konstantin Leontiev
Russian philosopher (1831-1891).
Born January 25th, 1831 in Kudinovo.
Died November 24th, 1891 at 60 years old in Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (pneumonia).
John Chadwick
English linguist and classical scholar (1920-1998).
Born May 21st, 1920 in London.
Died November 24th, 1998 at 78 years old in Hertfordshire.
Alexandru Macedonski
Wallachian-born romanian poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic (1854-1920).
Born March 14th, 1854 in Craiova.
Died November 24th, 1920 at 66 years old in Bucharest.
René Barjavel
French writer (1911–1985).
Born January 24th, 1911 in Nyons.
Died November 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Peadar Kearney
Irish song writer (1883–1942).
Born December 12th, 1883 in Dublin.
Died November 24th, 1942 at 58 years old in Dublin.
Robert Zaehner
British spy and academic on eastern religions (1913–1974).
Born April 8th, 1913 in Sevenoaks.
Died November 24th, 1974 at 61 years old in Oxford.
Marion Post Wolcott
American photographer (1910–1990).
Born June 7th, 1910 in Montclair.
Died November 24th, 1990 at 80 years old in Santa Barbara.
Gabriel von Max
German painter (1840–1915).
Born August 23rd, 1840 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1915 at 75 years old in Munich. [ref]
John Vlissides
American software scientist (1961–2005).
Born August 2nd, 1961 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 24th, 2005 at 44 years old in Lake Mohegan (brain cancer). [ref]
Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
Duchess of nassau, grand duchess of luxembourg (1833–1916).
Born December 25th, 1833 in Dessau.
Died November 24th, 1916 at 82 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
James Wong
Hong kong lyricist, composer, television presenter, writer and actor (1941–2004).
Born March 18th, 1941 in Kuang-chou.
Died November 24th, 2004 at 63 years old in Union Hospital (lung cancer).
Jamuna Barua
Indian actress.
Born October 10th, 1919 in Agra.
Died November 24th, 2005 at 86 years old in Kolkata.
Paul Gavarni
French caricaturist (1804-1866).
Born January 13th, 1804 in Paris.
Died November 24th, 1866 at 62 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Ennio Doris
Italian businessman (1940-2021).
Born July 3rd, 1940 in Tombolo.
Died November 24th, 2021 at 81 years old in Milan. [ref]
Henryk Grossman
Polish-german academic and revolutionary (1881-1950).
Born April 14th, 1881 in Kraków. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1950 at 69 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Mekonnen Endalkachew
Politician (1928-1974).
Born September 8th, 1928 in Addis Ababa.
Died November 24th, 1974 at 46 years old in Addis Ababa.
George Adams
American jazz musician (1940-1992).
Born April 29th, 1940 in Covington.
Died November 24th, 1992 at 52 years old in New York City.
Ion Gigurtu
Romanian politician (1886–1959).
Born June 24th, 1886 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died November 24th, 1959 at 73 years old in Râmnicu Sărat. [ref]
Christian Bobin
French author and poet (1951–2022).
Born April 24th, 1951 in Le Creusot.
Died November 24th, 2022 at 71 years old in Chalon-sur-Saône. [ref]
Prince Johann Georg of Saxony
Saxon prince (1869–1938).
Born July 10th, 1869 in Dresden.
Died November 24th, 1938 at 69 years old in Altshausen.
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young