April 24th
170 Notable deaths
W. Willard Wirtz
American secretary of labor (1912-2010).
Born March 14th, 1912 in DeKalb.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 98 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Richard Goldschmidt
German-american biologist (1878-1958).
Born April 12th, 1878 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died April 24th, 1958 at 80 years old in Berkeley.
Margaret Lee
British actress.
Born August 4th, 1943 in Wolverhampton.
Died April 24th, 2024 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Tadeusz Różewicz
Polish poet, dramatist and writer.
Born October 9th, 1921 in Radomsko.
Died April 24th, 2014 at 92 years old in Wrocław.
Ville Ritola
Finnish long distance runner.
Born January 18th, 1896 in Peräseinäjoki. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1982 at 86 years old in Helsinki.
Hideyuki Ashihara
Japanese full-contact karate master, the founder of ashihara kaikan (1944-1995).
Born December 5th, 1944 in Hiroshima.
Died April 24th, 1995 at 50 years old in Matsuyama (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Ida Presti
French musician.
Born May 31st, 1924 in Suresnes. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1967 at 42 years old in Rochester (lung cancer). [ref]
Loro Boriçi
Albanian association football player (1922-1984).
Born August 4th, 1922 in Shkodër.
Died April 24th, 1984 at 61 years old in Tirana.
Federico Chávez
40.° president of paraguay.
Born February 15th, 1882 in Paraguarí.
Died April 24th, 1978 at 96 years old in Asunción.
Zhan Tianyou
Chinese railroad engineer (1861-1919).
Born April 26th, 1861 in Guangdong.
Died April 24th, 1919 at 57 years old in Hankou.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 170
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan