February 24th
188 Notable deaths
Peter Kenilorea
Prime minister of the solomon islands (1943-2016).
Born May 23rd, 1943 in Malaita.
Died February 24th, 2016 at 72 years old in Honiara.
Minas Avetisyan
Armenian artist (1928-1975).
Born July 20th, 1928 in Jajur.
Died February 24th, 1975 at 46 years old in Yerevan (traffic collision). [ref]
Sven Markelius
Swedish architect (1889–1972).
Born October 25th, 1889 in Maria Magdalena parish.
Died February 24th, 1972 at 82 years old in Danderyd.
Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
Iraqi poet and philosopher.
Born June 18th, 1863 in Baghdad. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1936 at 72 years old in Baghdad. [ref]
Max Wien
German physicist (1866–1938).
Born December 25th, 1866 in Königsberg.
Died February 24th, 1938 at 71 years old in Jena.
Jenő Landler
Hungarian politician (1875-1928).
Born November 22nd, 1875 in Gelse.
Died February 24th, 1928 at 52 years old in Cannes.
Gaston Modot
French actor (1887-1970).
Born December 31st, 1887 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1970 at 82 years old in Le Raincy. [ref]
Johan Bernhard Hjort
Norwegian political prisoner (b. 1895).
Born February 25th, 1895 in Aker, Christiania.
Died February 24th, 1969 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]
István Csukás
Writer.
Born April 2nd, 1936 in Kisújszállás. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2020 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Denis Twitchett
British sinologist (1925–2006).
Born September 23rd, 1925 in London.
Died February 24th, 2006 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 188
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson