February 24th
235 Notable deaths
Jan Kowalczyk
Polish equestrian (1941–2020).
Born December 18th, 1941 in Drogomyśl.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Moustafa Reyadh
Egyptian association football player.
Born April 5th, 1941 in Bulaq.
Died February 24th, 2026 at 84 years old [ref]
Kathleen Nord
East german swimmer (1965–2022).
Born December 26th, 1965 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2022 at 56 years old in Elmshorn. [ref]
Josefa Naval Girbés
Spanish secular carmelite (1820-1893).
Born December 11th, 1820 in Algemesí.
Died February 24th, 1893 at 72 years old in Algemesí.
Sanjugo Naoki
Japanese writer (1891-1934).
Born February 12th, 1891 in Osaka.
Died February 24th, 1934 at 43 years old in Tokyo.
Yozhef Betsa
Association football player (1929-2011).
Born November 6th, 1929 in Mukachevo.
Died February 24th, 2011 at 81 years old in Mukachevo. [ref]
Jure Kaštelan
Croatian poet and writer (1919–1990).
Born December 18th, 1919 in Zakučac.
Died February 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Zagreb.
Ernest Webb
British athlete (1874–1937).
Born April 25th, 1874 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died February 24th, 1937 at 62 years old in Toronto.
N'Singa Udjuu
Congolese politician (1934–2021).
Born September 29th, 1934 in Bandundu.
Died February 24th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Stewart Morris
Sailor (1909–1991).
Born May 25th, 1909 in London.
Died February 24th, 1991 at 81 years old
Pierre Albarran
French tennis player and bridge player.
Born May 18th, 1893 in Chaville.
Died February 24th, 1960 at 66 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
Austrian ornithologist (1878-1944).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died February 24th, 1944 at 66 years old in Orselina.
Henri Larnoe
Belgian footballer (1897-1978).
Born May 18th, 1897 in Antwerp.
Died February 24th, 1978 at 80 years old in Zoersel.
Juan Eduardo Zúñiga
Spanish writer and literary critic (1919–2020).
Born January 24th, 1919 in Madrid. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2020 at 101 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Günter Reisch
Film director (1927-2014).
Born November 24th, 1927 in Berlin.
Died February 24th, 2014 at 86 years old in Berlin.
Frank MacKey
Polo player (1852–1927).
Born March 20th, 1852 in Schoharie County.
Died February 24th, 1927 at 74 years old in Minneapolis.
Georg Büchmann
German philologist (1822-1884).
Born January 4th, 1822 in Berlin.
Died February 24th, 1884 at 62 years old in Schöneberg.
Sofia Okunevska
First woman who graduated university and became a doctor in austria-hungary, the first ukrainian female doctor.
Born May 12th, 1865 in Dovzhanka.
Died February 24th, 1926 at 60 years old in Lviv (appendicitis).
Raymond Bellot
French footballer (1929-2019).
Born June 9th, 1929 in Alfortville.
Died February 24th, 2019 at 89 years old in Nantes. [ref]
Yervand Lalayan
Armenian ethnographer, folklorist and archaeologist.
Born March 25th, 1864 in Gyumri.
Died February 24th, 1931 at 66 years old in Yerevan.
András Kozák
Hungarian actor (1943-2005).
Born February 23rd, 1943 in Vencsellő.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 62 years old in Budapest (brain tumor).
Erich Srbek
Czech footballer (1908-1973).
Born June 4th, 1908 in Prague.
Died February 24th, 1973 at 64 years old
Hans-Joachim Weise
German sailor.
Born November 15th, 1912 in Berlin.
Died February 24th, 1991 at 78 years old in Celle.
František Kolenatý
Czech soccer player (1900-1956).
Born January 29th, 1900 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1956 at 56 years old in Prague. [ref]
Galina Kreft
Canoe racer (1950-2005).
Born March 14th, 1950 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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