February 24th
188 Notable deaths
André Messager
French opera composer and conductor (1853–1929).
Born December 30th, 1853 in Montluçon.
Died February 24th, 1929 at 75 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Bluma Zeigarnik
Soviet psychologist.
Born November 9th, 1900 in Prienai. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1988 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Goldie Hill
American musician.
Born January 11th, 1933 in Karnes City.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 72 years old in Tennessee (cancer).
Antoine Gizenga
Congolese prime minister, candidate for president (1925 – 2019).
Born October 5th, 1925 in Mushiko.
Died February 24th, 2019 at 93 years old in Kinshasa.
Sergei Winogradsky
Ukrainian microbiologist (1856-1953).
Born September 13th, 1856 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1953 at 96 years old in Brie-Comte-Robert (tuberculosis).
Carlos Páez Vilaró
Uruguayan artist (1923-2014).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Montevideo.
Died February 24th, 2014 at 90 years old
Antonio Prohías
Cuban-american cartoonist.
Born January 17th, 1921 in Cienfuegos.
Died February 24th, 1998 at 77 years old in Miami.
Brian Stableford
British writer.
Born July 25th, 1948 in Shipley.
Died February 24th, 2024 at 75 years old [ref]
Ed Fury
American bodybuilder.
Born June 6th, 1928 in Long Island.
Died February 24th, 2023 at 94 years old [ref]
Vitalii Skakun
Ukrainian military figure.
Born August 19th, 1996 in Berezhany. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2022 at 25 years old in Henichesk. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 188
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis