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May 24th

141 Notable deaths

Bill Lee

American musician and composer.

Born July 23rd, 1928 in Snow Hill.

Died May 24th, 2023 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]

Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo

Murdered catholic cardinal.

Born November 11th, 1926 in Guanajuato.

Died May 24th, 1993 at 66 years old in Guadalajara.

George Jessel

American actor, singer, songwriter, film producer (1898-1981).

Born April 3rd, 1898 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died May 24th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Fritz Joubert Duquesne

South african journalist.

Born September 21st, 1877 in Cape Colony.

Died May 24th, 1956 at 78 years old in New York City.

Jared Martin

American actor (1941-2017).

Born December 21st, 1941 in Queens.

Died May 24th, 2017 at 75 years old in Philadelphia (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Jimmy Cobb

American jazz drummer (1929-2020).

Born January 20th, 1929 in Washington, D.C..

Died May 24th, 2020 at 91 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]

Max Scheler

German philosopher (1874-1928).

Born August 22nd, 1874 in Munich. [ref]

Died May 24th, 1928 at 53 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]

Doug Ingle

American singer (1945–2024).

Born September 9th, 1945 in Omaha.

Died May 24th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]

Guy Kibbee

Actor (1882-1956).

Born March 6th, 1882 in El Paso. [ref]

Died May 24th, 1956 at 74 years old in Long Island (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Charles August Lindbergh

American politician (1859-1924).

Born January 20th, 1859 in Stockholm.

Died May 24th, 1924 at 65 years old in Crookston (brain cancer).

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel