February 24th
235 Notable deaths
Brian Stableford
British writer (1948–2024).
Born July 25th, 1948 in Shipley.
Died February 24th, 2024 at 75 years old in Swansea. [ref]
Ed Fury
American bodybuilder (1928–2023).
Born June 6th, 1928 in Long Island.
Died February 24th, 2023 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Vitalii Skakun
Ukrainian military figure.
Born August 19th, 1996 in Berezhany. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2022 at 25 years old in Henichesk. [ref]
Erwin von Lahousen
German general (1897-1955); affiant in the imt (international military tribunal).
Born October 25th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died February 24th, 1955 at 57 years old in Innsbruck.
Jahn Teigen
Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020).
Born September 27th, 1949 in Tønsberg. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2020 at 70 years old in Ystad (disease). [ref]
Faye Glenn Abdellah
American nurse (1919-2017).
Born March 13th, 1919 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 2017 at 97 years old
Frank Keenan
American actor and film director (1858-1929).
Born April 8th, 1858 in Dubuque.
Died February 24th, 1929 at 70 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Walter Scharf
American composer and arranger (1910–2003).
Born August 1st, 1910 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 92 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
Mikhail Naimy
Lebanese writer (1889–1988).
Born October 17th, 1889 in Baskinta.
Died February 24th, 1988 at 98 years old in Beirut (lipid pneumonia).
Martin Esslin
British playwright, theatre critic, scholar (1918-2002).
Born June 6th, 1918 in Budapest.
Died February 24th, 2002 at 83 years old in London (Parkinson's disease).
Rakhat Aliev
Kazakh politician (1962-2015).
Born December 10th, 1962 in Almaty.
Died February 24th, 2015 at 52 years old in Vienna Josefstadt Prison (hanging to death).
Ramona Fradon
American comic book and comic strip artist (1926–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1926 in Chicago.
Died February 24th, 2024 at 97 years old in Ulster County. [ref]
Edward W. Morley
American physical chemist.
Born January 29th, 1838 in Newark.
Died February 24th, 1923 at 85 years old in West Hartford.
Uwe Johnson
German writer (1934–1984).
Born July 20th, 1934 in Kamień Pomorski.
Died February 24th, 1984 at 49 years old in Sheerness (myocardial infarction).
Héctor Rial
Argentine footballer (1928–1991).
Born October 14th, 1928 in Pergamino.
Died February 24th, 1991 at 62 years old in Madrid.
Alan Robert Murray
Sound editor (1954–2021).
Died February 24th, 2021 at 66 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Samuel Rawson Gardiner
British historian (1829–1902).
Born March 4th, 1829 in New Alresford.
Died February 24th, 1902 at 72 years old in Sevenoaks.
Bertrice Small
American writer (1937–2015).
Born December 9th, 1937 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died February 24th, 2015 at 77 years old in New York City, Southold.
Norris Cotton
American politician (1900-1989).
Born May 11th, 1900 in Warren.
Died February 24th, 1989 at 88 years old in Lebanon.
Ayong Maliksi
Filipino politician (1938–2021).
Born March 25th, 1938.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 82 years old
Jean Sablon
French actor-singer (1906-1994).
Born March 25th, 1906 in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Died February 24th, 1994 at 87 years old in Cannes.
Juraj Jakubisko
Slovak director (1938–2023).
Born April 30th, 1938 in Kojšov. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2023 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Albert Cabell Ritchie
American politician (1876-1936).
Born August 29th, 1876 in Richmond.
Died February 24th, 1936 at 59 years old in Baltimore.
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde
German judge (1930-2019).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Kassel.
Died February 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Au.
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
German-american social philosopher (1888-1973).
Born July 6th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 24th, 1973 at 84 years old in Norwich.
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr