February 24th
171 Notable deaths
Yervand Lalayan
Armenian ethnographer, folklorist and archaeologist.
Born March 25th, 1864 in Gyumri.
Died February 24th, 1931 at 66 years old in Yerevan.
Oscar Julio Vian Morales
Guatemalan archbishop (1947-2018).
Born October 18th, 1947 in Guatemala City.
Died February 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Guatemala City (cancer). [ref]
Roger Rochard
French athlete.
Born April 20th, 1913 in Évreux.
Died February 24th, 1993 at 79 years old in Évreux.
Vito Ortelli
Italian bicycle racer.
Born July 5th, 1921 in Faenza.
Died February 24th, 2017 at 95 years old in Faenza. [ref]
Loretta McNeil
Athletics competitor.
Born January 10th, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died February 24th, 1988 at 81 years old in San Mateo.
Stanley Shoveller
Field hockey player.
Born September 2nd, 1881 in Kingston Vale.
Died February 24th, 1959 at 77 years old in Broadstone.
Denis Vaucher
Swiss biathlete (1898-1993).
Born February 18th, 1898 in Bern.
Died February 24th, 1993 at 95 years old in Bern.
Enzo Menegotti
Italian footballer (1925-1999).
Born July 13th, 1925 in Verona.
Died February 24th, 1999 at 73 years old in Bolzano.
Boris Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
Russian ice hockey player (1937-2000).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Moscow.
Died February 24th, 2000 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Lennart Viitala
Olympic wrestler.
Born November 8th, 1921 in Nurmo.
Died February 24th, 1966 at 44 years old in Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (stomach cancer).
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce