February 24th
171 Notable deaths
Max Wien
German physicist.
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 Paris.
Died February 24th, 1970 at 82 years old in Le Raincy. [ref]
Johan Bernhard Hjort
Norwegian supreme court lawyer (1895-1969).
Born February 25th, 1895 in Christiania. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1969 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Miriam Tlali
South african novelist.
Born November 11th, 1933 in Doornfontein. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2017 at 83 years old in Doornfontein. [ref]
Folco Quilici
Italian film director and screenwriter (1930-2018).
Born April 9th, 1930 in Ferrara.
Died February 24th, 2018 at 87 years old in Orvieto (stroke).
Hideko Maehata
Japanese swimmer.
Born May 20th, 1914 in Hashimoto.
Died February 24th, 1995 at 80 years old
Albert Axelrod
American fencer (1921-2004).
Born February 12th, 1921 in The Bronx.
Died February 24th, 2004 at 83 years old in The Bronx (myocardial infarction).
Rafael Iriondo
Spanish football player/manager (1918-2016).
Born October 24th, 1918 in Gernika.
Died February 24th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bilbao (respiratory failure). [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]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 171
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir