February 24th
188 Notable deaths
Franz Stock
Catholic priest, wartime chaplain and peace activist (1904–1948).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Neheim.
Died February 24th, 1948 at 43 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Gustav Killian
German laryngologist and founder of bronchoscopy.
Died February 24th, 1921 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Hermann von Ihering
German-brazilian zoologist (1850-1930).
Born October 9th, 1850 in Kiel.
Died February 24th, 1930 at 79 years old in Giessen.
Antoni Torres
Footballer (1943-2003).
Born July 29th, 1943 in Balaguer.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 59 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Dmitry Debelka
Olympic wrestler (1976–2022).
Born January 1st, 1976 in Minsk.
Died February 24th, 2022 at 46 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Georges Capdeville
French football referee (1899-1991).
Born October 30th, 1899 in Bordeaux.
Died February 24th, 1991 at 91 years old in Lesparre-Médoc.
Atsushi Miyagi
Japanese tennis player.
Born October 19th, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 89 years old in Setagaya-ku. [ref]
Ladislav Mňačko
Slovak dramatic, politic writer and bookwriter (1919–1994).
Born January 29th, 1919 in Valašské Klobouky. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1994 at 75 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Polish actor.
Born June 29th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died February 24th, 2017 at 92 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 188
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz