April 24th
170 Notable deaths
José Giovanni
Film director (1923-2004).
Born June 22nd, 1923 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2004 at 80 years old in Lausanne (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius
German physicist.
Born August 9th, 1883 in Berlin.
Died April 24th, 1970 at 86 years old in Hamburg.
George Volkoff
Canadian physicist.
Born February 23rd, 1914 in Moscow.
Died April 24th, 2000 at 86 years old in Vancouver.
Camille du Gast
French racing driver (1868-1942).
Born May 30th, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1942 at 73 years old [ref]
Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov
Chechen writer (1908–1997).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Chechnya.
Died April 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Munich.
Sergei Yutkevich
Soviet film director (1904-1985).
Born December 28th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1985 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Margot Trooger
German actress (1923-1994).
Born June 2nd, 1923 in Rositz.
Died April 24th, 1994 at 70 years old in Mörlenbach.
Sérgio Buarque de Holanda
Brazilian writer and historian.
Born July 11th, 1902 in São Paulo.
Died April 24th, 1982 at 79 years old in São Paulo.
Gustl Bayrhammer
German actor (1922-1993).
Born February 12th, 1922 in Munich.
Died April 24th, 1993 at 71 years old in Krailling (myocardial infarction).
Alphonse Joseph Georges
French general.
Born August 19th, 1875 in Montluçon. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1951 at 75 years old in Paris.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 170
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach