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May 24th
160 Notable deaths
Johan Kraag
President of suriname (1913-1996).
Born July 29th, 1913 in Welgelegen, Coronie District.
Died May 24th, 1996 at 82 years old in Paramaribo.
Tauno Palo
Finnish actor (1908–1982).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Hämeenlinna.
Died May 24th, 1982 at 73 years old in Helsinki (esophageal cancer).
Aleksander Brückner
Polish linguist and lexicographer (1856–1939).
Born January 29th, 1856 in Ternopil.
Died May 24th, 1939 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Hugo Wieslander
Swedish track and field athlete (1889-1976).
Born June 11th, 1889 in Lessebo Municipality.
Died May 24th, 1976 at 86 years old in Bromma.
Abdulla Qahhor
Uzbek author (1907-1968).
Born September 17th, 1907 in Kokand.
Died May 24th, 1968 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Freddie Frith
British motorcycle racer.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Grimsby.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 78 years old in Grimsby.
Ernest Labrousse
French historian (1895–1988).
Born March 16th, 1895 in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 93 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tano Cimarosa
Italian actor and director (1922–2008).
Born January 1st, 1922 in Messina.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Messina. [ref]
Francis Octavius Grenfell
Victoria cross holder.
Born September 4th, 1880 in Surrey.
Died May 24th, 1915 at 34 years old in Hooge (ballistic trauma).
Carl Amery
German writer and environmental activist.
Born April 9th, 1922 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2005 at 83 years old in Munich. [ref]
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