February 24th
188 Notable deaths
Ljubo Benčić
Croatian footballer (1905-1992).
Born January 2nd, 1905 in Stari Grad.
Died February 24th, 1992 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Jan Otčenášek
Czech bookwriter and scriptwriter (1924-1979).
Born November 19th, 1924 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1979 at 54 years old in Prague (lung cancer, lung neoplasm). [ref]
Jan Kowalczyk
Polish equestrian (1941–2020).
Born December 18th, 1941 in Drogomyśl.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Moustafa Reyadh
Egyptian association football player.
Born April 5th, 1941 in Bulaq.
Died February 24th, 2026 at 84 years old [ref]
Kathleen Nord
East german swimmer (1965–2022).
Born December 26th, 1965 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2022 at 56 years old in Elmshorn. [ref]
Sanjugo Naoki
Japanese writer (1891-1934).
Born February 12th, 1891 in Osaka.
Died February 24th, 1934 at 43 years old in Tokyo.
Yozhef Betsa
Association football player (1929-2011).
Born November 6th, 1929 in Mukachevo.
Died February 24th, 2011 at 81 years old in Mukachevo. [ref]
Jure Kaštelan
Croatian poet and writer (1919–1990).
Born December 18th, 1919 in Zakučac.
Died February 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Zagreb.
Ernest Webb
British athlete (1874-1937).
Born April 25th, 1874 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died February 24th, 1937 at 62 years old in Toronto.
N'Singa Udjuu
Congolese politician (1934–2021).
Born September 29th, 1934 in Bandundu.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 188
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner