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February 24th
159 Notable deaths
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]
Ferenc Herczeg
Hungarian writer (1863-1954).
Born September 22nd, 1863 in Vršac. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1954 at 90 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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).
Adriana Benetti
Italian actress (1919-2016).
Born December 4th, 1919 in Ferrara.
Died February 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 159
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