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201 Notable deaths
Granville Redmond
American artist (1871-1935).
Born March 9th, 1871 in Philadelphia.
Died May 24th, 1935 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Hugh McCulloch
American financier and politician (1808–1895).
Born December 7th, 1808 in Kennebunk. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1895 at 86 years old in Prince George's County. [ref]
Cyrille Adoula
Congolese prime minister, ambassador (1921-1978).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Kinshasa.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lausanne.
Zakariyya Kandhlawi
Indian hadith scholar and ideologist of tablighi jamaat (1898–1982).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Uttar Pradesh.
Died May 24th, 1983 at 85 years old in Medina.
Hans Jüttner
German nazi politician (1894-1965).
Born March 2nd, 1894 in Śmigiel. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1965 at 71 years old in Bad Tölz.
Yan Huiqing
Premier of republic of china (1877-1950).
Born April 2nd, 1877 in Shanghai.
Died May 24th, 1950 at 73 years old in Shanghai.
Princess Sophie of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian princess (1902–1941).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Colmar-Berg.
Died May 24th, 1941 at 39 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
Fulton Oursler
American journalist, playwright, editor and writer (1893-1952).
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Baltimore.
Died May 24th, 1952 at 59 years old in New York City.
Georges Darboy
Catholic archbishop (1813-1871).
Born January 16th, 1813 in Fayl-Billot. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1871 at 58 years old in Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
Walter Donaldson
Scottish snooker player.
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Edinburgh, Coatbridge.
Died May 24th, 1973 at 66 years old in Newport Pagnell.
Javier Urruticoechea
Spanish footballer (1952-2001).
Born November 17th, 1952 in San Sebastián.
Died May 24th, 2001 at 48 years old in Esplugues de Llobregat (traffic collision).
Oleg Yefremov
Soviet and russian actor and theatre director (1927–2000).
Born October 1st, 1927 in Moscow.
Died May 24th, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (lung disease).
José Asunción Silva
Colombian author (1865-1896).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Bogotá.
Died May 24th, 1896 at 30 years old in Bogotá.
Fritz Joubert Duquesne
South african journalist (1877–1956).
Born September 21st, 1877 in Cape Colony.
Died May 24th, 1956 at 78 years old in New York City.
Patricia Robertson
American astronaut (1963–2001).
Born March 12th, 1963 in Indiana.
Died May 24th, 2001 at 38 years old in Manvel (burn, aviation accident).
Tripti Mitra
Indian actress (1925–1989).
Born October 25th, 1925 in Bengal.
Died May 24th, 1989 at 63 years old
Aleko Konstantinov
Bulgarian writer (1863–1897).
Born January 1st, 1863 in Svishtov.
Died May 24th, 1897 at 34 years old in Radilovo.
Anderson Mazoka
Zambian politician (1943-2006).
Born March 22nd, 1943 in Monze.
Died May 24th, 2006 at 63 years old in Johannesburg (kidney failure). [ref]
Clyde Cowan
Co-discoverer of the neutrino.
Born December 6th, 1919 in Detroit.
Died May 24th, 1974 at 54 years old in Bethesda.
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]
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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