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February 24th
188 Notable deaths
Infanta Maria Adelaide of Portugal
Portuguese infanta (1912-2012).
Born January 31st, 1912 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Died February 24th, 2012 at 100 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Tor Andræ
Swedish scholar.
Born July 9th, 1885 in Vena church parish. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1947 at 61 years old in Linköping. [ref]
Adriana Benetti
Italian actress (1919-2016).
Born December 4th, 1919 in Comacchio.
Died February 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Robert Byron
British writer (1905-1941).
Born February 26th, 1905 in London.
Died February 24th, 1941 at 35 years old in Cape Wrath.
Ludwig Wolff
German chemist (1857-1919).
Born September 27th, 1857 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Died February 24th, 1919 at 61 years old in Jena.
Gustave Le Rouge
French writer (1867-1938).
Born July 22nd, 1867 in Valognes. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1938 at 70 years old in Paris (prostate cancer).
Jacobus van Looy
Dutch painter and writer (1855-1930).
Born September 12th, 1855 in Haarlem.
Died February 24th, 1930 at 74 years old in Haarlem.
Ivanka Khristova
Bulgarian shot putter (1941–2022).
Born November 19th, 1941 in Osikovitsa. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2022 at 80 years old in Bulgaria. [ref]
Felix Ermacora
Austrian united nations official (1923-1995).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died February 24th, 1995 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Thomas Gann
British physician and archaeologist.
Born May 13th, 1867 in Murrisk.
Died February 24th, 1938 at 70 years old in London.
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