April 24th
227 Notable deaths
John Eugene Osborne
American politician (1858-1943).
Born June 19th, 1858 in Westport.
Died April 24th, 1943 at 84 years old in Rawlins.
Zhan Tianyou
Chinese railroad engineer (1861-1919).
Born April 26th, 1861 in Guangdong.
Died April 24th, 1919 at 57 years old in Hankou.
Loro Boriçi
Albanian association football player (1922-1984).
Born August 4th, 1922 in Shkodër.
Died April 24th, 1984 at 61 years old in Tirana.
Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov
Chechen writer (1908–1997).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Chechnya.
Died April 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Munich.
Édgar Sanabria
President of venezuela (1911-1989).
Born October 3rd, 1911 in Caracas.
Died April 24th, 1989 at 77 years old in Caracas (silent stroke).
Gustl Bayrhammer
German actor (1922–1993).
Born February 12th, 1922 in Munich.
Died April 24th, 1993 at 71 years old in Krailling (myocardial infarction).
Sergei Yutkevich
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1904–1985).
Born December 28th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1985 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Hamilton Fish Armstrong
American diplomat (1893–1973).
Born April 7th, 1893 in New York City.
Died April 24th, 1973 at 80 years old in New York City.
Michael Eneramo
Nigerian footballer (1985-2026).
Born November 26th, 1985 in Kaduna.
Died April 24th, 2026 at 40 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Sérgio Buarque de Holanda
Brazilian writer and historian (1902–1982).
Born July 11th, 1902 in São Paulo.
Died April 24th, 1982 at 79 years old in São Paulo.
John Phillips
English geologist (1800-1874).
Born December 25th, 1800 in Wiltshire.
Died April 24th, 1874 at 73 years old in Oxford (falling from height).
Alphonse Georges
French general (1875–1951).
Born August 19th, 1875 in Montluçon.
Died April 24th, 1951 at 75 years old in Paris.
Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius
German physicist (1883–1970).
Born August 9th, 1883 in Berlin.
Died April 24th, 1970 at 86 years old in Hamburg.
Margot Trooger
German actress (1923-1994).
Born June 2nd, 1923 in Rositz.
Died April 24th, 1994 at 70 years old in Mörlenbach.
Froduald Karamira
Rwandan politician executed (1947-1998).
Born August 14th, 1947 in Gitarama Province.
Died April 24th, 1998 at 50 years old in Nyamirambo (execution by shooting).
Fred C. Newmeyer
American actor (1888-1967).
Born August 9th, 1888 in Central City.
Died April 24th, 1967 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills.
Jacques Rueff
French economist and adviser to the french government (1896-1978).
Born August 23rd, 1896 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 24th, 1978 at 81 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Michel Aglietta
French economist.
Born February 18th, 1938 in Chambéry. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2025 at 87 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Erik Bergman
Finnish composer (1911-2006).
Born November 24th, 1911 in Nykarleby.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 94 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn
German botanist (1809–1864).
Born October 26th, 1809 in Mansfeld.
Died April 24th, 1864 at 54 years old in Lembang.
Walter Tewksbury
Athletics competitor (1876-1968).
Born March 21st, 1876 in Ashley.
Died April 24th, 1968 at 92 years old in Tunkhannock. [ref]
Viktor Oliva
Czech illustrator and painter (1861-1928).
Born April 24th, 1861 in Nové Strašecí.
Died April 24th, 1928 at 67 years old in Prague.
Alfred Polgar
Austrian writer (1873–1955).
Born October 17th, 1873 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1955 at 81 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Valtazar Bogišić
Serbian jurist and sociologist (1834–1908).
Born December 20th, 1834 in Cavtat.
Died April 24th, 1908 at 73 years old in Rijeka.
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker