February 24th
188 Notable deaths
William Garbutt
English footballer and manager (1883-1964).
Born January 9th, 1883 in Stockport.
Died February 24th, 1964 at 81 years old in Warwick.
Otar Taktakishvili
Georgian composer (1924-1989).
Born July 27th, 1924 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1989 at 64 years old in Moscow, Tbilisi.
Durward Knowles
British-bahamian sailor.
Born November 2nd, 1917 in Nassau.
Died February 24th, 2018 at 100 years old in Nassau (kidney failure). [ref]
Marcel Grandjany
French musician (1891-1975).
Born September 3rd, 1891 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1975 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Philippe Jaccottet
Swiss poet (1925-2021).
Born June 30th, 1925 in Moudon.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 95 years old in Grignan. [ref]
Dave Charlton
English-born south african racing driver.
Born October 27th, 1936 in Brotton.
Died February 24th, 2013 at 76 years old in Johannesburg (disease).
Thadée Cisowski
Polish footballer (1927-2005).
Born February 16th, 1927 in Lublin Voivodeship.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 78 years old in Mâcon.
Alfredo Baldomir
President of uruguay (1884-1948).
Born August 27th, 1884 in Paysandú.
Died February 24th, 1948 at 63 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Ekai Kawaguchi
Japanese buddhist monk (1866–1945).
Born February 26th, 1866 in Sakai.
Died February 24th, 1945 at 78 years old in Daita (intracranial hemorrhage).
Leroy Jenkins
American composer and violinist (1932–2007).
Born March 11th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died February 24th, 2007 at 74 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 188
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown