April 24th
175 Notable deaths
Henry Dudeney
Puzzlist and mathematical games designer.
Born April 10th, 1857 in Mayfield.
Died April 24th, 1930 at 73 years old in Lewes (esophageal cancer).
Anastasios Papoulas
Greek general.
Born January 13th, 1857 in Missolonghi.
Died April 24th, 1935 at 78 years old in Athens.
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.
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.
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).
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]
Ida Presti
French musician.
Born May 31st, 1924 in Suresnes. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1967 at 42 years old in Rochester (lung cancer). [ref]
Zhan Tianyou
Chinese railroad engineer (1861-1919).
Born April 26th, 1861 in Guangdong.
Died April 24th, 1919 at 57 years old in Hankou.
Camille du Gast
French racing driver (1868-1942).
Born May 30th, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1942 at 73 years old [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 175
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes