February 24th
171 Notable deaths
Georges Capdeville
French football referee (1899-1991).
Born October 30th, 1899 in Bordeaux.
Died February 24th, 1991 at 91 years old in Lesparre-Médoc.
Ljubo Benčić
Croatian footballer (1905-1992).
Born January 2nd, 1905 in Stari Grad.
Died February 24th, 1992 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Jan Kowalczyk
Polish equestrian.
Born December 18th, 1941 in Drogomyśl.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Arthur Ayrault
American rower.
Born January 21st, 1935 in Long Beach.
Died February 24th, 1990 at 55 years old in Seattle.
Atsushi Miyagi
Japanese tennis player.
Born October 19th, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 89 years old in Setagaya-ku. [ref]
Kathleen Nord
East german swimmer.
Born December 26th, 1965 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2022 at 56 years old in Elmshorn. [ref]
Ladislav Mňačko
Slovak dramatic, politic writer and bookwriter.
Born January 28th, 1919 in Valašské Klobouky. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1994 at 75 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Leroy Jenkins
Composer and avant-garde jazz violinist and violist.
Born March 11th, 1932 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2007 at 74 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Yozhef Betsa
Association football player (1929-2011).
Born November 6th, 1929 in Mukachevo.
Died February 24th, 2011 at 81 years old in Mukachevo. [ref]
N'Singa Udjuu
Congolese politician (1934–2021).
Born September 29th, 1934 in Bandundu.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 171
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett