May 24th
160 Notable deaths
Raicho Hiratsuka
Japanese anarchist feminist (1886–1971).
Born February 10th, 1886 in Tokyo.
Died May 24th, 1971 at 85 years old
Phan Khac Suu
President of south vietnam (1905-1970).
Born January 9th, 1905 in Vĩnh Long.
Died May 24th, 1970 at 65 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Tahia Halim
Egyptian painter (1919–2003).
Born September 9th, 1919 in Sudan.
Died May 24th, 2003 at 83 years old in Egypt.
Klaas Carel Faber
Dutch collaborator (1922–2012).
Born January 20th, 1922 in Haarlem.
Died May 24th, 2012 at 90 years old in Ingolstadt (kidney failure). [ref]
Anneliese Rothenberger
German operatic soprano.
Born June 19th, 1924 in Mannheim.
Died May 24th, 2010 at 85 years old in Münsterlingen (disease). [ref]
David Walker
Australian racing driver.
Born June 10th, 1941 in Sydney.
Died May 24th, 2024 at 82 years old in Queensland. [ref]
Michel Crozier
French sociologist (1922–2013).
Born November 6th, 1922 in Sainte-Menehould.
Died May 24th, 2013 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Claude Piéplu
French actor (1923-2006).
Born May 9th, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 24th, 2006 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Fritz Klein
American psychiatrist and lgbt activist (1932-2006).
Born December 27th, 1932 in Vienna.
Died May 24th, 2006 at 73 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herbert Müller
Swiss racing driver (1940-1981).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Menziken.
Died May 24th, 1981 at 41 years old in Nürburgring.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 160
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche