February 24th
235 Notable deaths
Emil Welti
Member of the swiss federal council (1825-1899).
Born April 23rd, 1825 in Bad Zurzach.
Died February 24th, 1899 at 73 years old in Bern.
Ludwig Wolff
German chemist (1857-1919).
Born September 27th, 1857 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Died February 24th, 1919 at 61 years old in Jena.
Gustave Le Rouge
French writer (1867-1938).
Born July 22nd, 1867 in Valognes.
Died February 24th, 1938 at 70 years old in Paris (prostate cancer).
José María Campo Serrano
Colombian politician and lawyer (1832-1915).
Born September 8th, 1832 in Santa Marta.
Died February 24th, 1915 at 82 years old in Santa Marta.
Jacobus van Looy
Dutch painter and writer (1855-1930).
Born September 12th, 1855 in Haarlem.
Died February 24th, 1930 at 74 years old in Haarlem.
Ivanka Khristova
Bulgarian shot putter (1941–2022).
Born November 19th, 1941 in Osikovitsa. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2022 at 80 years old in Bulgaria. [ref]
Felix Ermacora
Austrian united nations official (1923-1995).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died February 24th, 1995 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Kume Kunitake
Japanese historian (1839-1931).
Born August 19th, 1839 in Saga.
Died February 24th, 1931 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Thomas Gann
British physician and archaeologist (1867–1938).
Born May 13th, 1867 in Murrisk.
Died February 24th, 1938 at 70 years old in London.
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.
Robert A. Stemmle
German screenwriter and film director (1903–1974).
Born June 10th, 1903 in Magdeburg.
Died February 24th, 1974 at 70 years old in Baden-Baden.
Ceza Nabarawi
Egyptian journalist.
Born May 24th, 1897 in ِAl-Qurashiyya.
Died February 24th, 1985 at 87 years old
Gustav Killian
German laryngologist and founder of bronchoscopy (1860–1921).
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.
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Grand duke of mecklenburg-strelitz.
Born June 17th, 1882 in Neustrelitz.
Died February 24th, 1918 at 35 years old in Neustrelitz (drowning).
Antoni Torres
Spanish 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. [ref]
Ladislav Mňačko
Slovak dramatic, politic writer and bookwriter (1919–1994).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Valašské Klobouky. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1994 at 75 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Polish actor (1924–2017).
Born June 29th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died February 24th, 2017 at 92 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Alexander von Kotzebue
German romantic painter (1815–1889).
Born June 9th, 1815 in Königsberg.
Died February 24th, 1889 at 73 years old in Munich.
Ljubo Benčić
Croatian footballer (1905-1992).
Born January 2nd, 1905 in Stari Grad.
Died February 24th, 1992 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Karl Anton Eugen Prantl
German botanist (1849–1893).
Born September 10th, 1849 in Munich.
Died February 24th, 1893 at 43 years old in Wrocław.
Jan Otčenášek
Czech bookwriter and scriptwriter (1924-1979).
Born November 19th, 1924 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1979 at 54 years old in Prague (lung cancer, lung neoplasm). [ref]
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti