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May 24th
141 Notable deaths
Väinö Voionmaa
Finnish politician.
Born February 12th, 1869 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1947 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Franco Riccardi
Italian fencer.
Born June 13th, 1905 in Milan.
Died May 24th, 1968 at 62 years old in San Colombano al Lambro.
Harriet Löwenhjelm
Artist and writer (1887-1918).
Born February 18th, 1887 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1918 at 31 years old (tuberculosis). [ref]
Vladimír Hagara
Slovak footballer (1943-2015).
Born November 7th, 1943 in Piešťany. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2015 at 71 years old [ref]
Pierre Allemane
French footballer (1882-1956).
Born January 19th, 1882 in Montpellier.
Died May 24th, 1956 at 74 years old in Autreville.
José Cuatrecasas
Spanish-american pharmacist and botanist (1903–1996).
Born March 19th, 1903 in Camprodon.
Died May 24th, 1996 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C..
Miguel de Capriles
Fencer.
Born November 30th, 1906 in Mexico City.
Died May 24th, 1981 at 74 years old in San Francisco.
Oleg Golovanov
Soviet rower.
Born December 15th, 1934 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2019 at 84 years old [ref]
Mukar Cholponbayev
Kyrgyz politician (1950-2020).
Born March 29th, 1950 in Chong-Uryukty. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2020 at 70 years old in Bishkek (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 141
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel