February 24th
171 Notable deaths
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde
German judge (1930-2019).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Kassel.
Died February 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Au.
Jean Sablon
French actor-singer (1906-1994).
Born March 25th, 1906 in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1994 at 87 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Helene Stöcker
German feminist, pacifist and gender activist.
Born November 13th, 1869 in Wuppertal, Elberfeld. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1943 at 73 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
German-american social philosopher (1888-1973).
Born July 6th, 1888 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1973 at 84 years old in Norwich.
Durward Knowles
British-bahamian sailor.
Born November 2nd, 1917 in Nassau.
Died February 24th, 2018 at 100 years old in Nassau (kidney failure). [ref]
Juraj Jakubisko
Slovak director.
Born April 30th, 1938 in Kojšov. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2023 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Otar Taktakishvili
Georgian composer (1924-1989).
Born July 27th, 1924 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1989 at 64 years old in Moscow, Tbilisi.
William Garbutt
English footballer and manager (1883-1964).
Born January 9th, 1883 in Stockport.
Died February 24th, 1964 at 81 years old in Warwick.
Clemente Biondetti
Racecar driver.
Born October 18th, 1898 in Province of Sassari. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1955 at 56 years old in Florence (cancer).
Goyō Hashiguchi
Japanese artist (1880-1921).
Born December 21st, 1880 in Kagoshima.
Died February 24th, 1921 at 40 years old in Tokyo Prefecture (meningitis).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 171
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