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May 24th
156 Notable deaths
Jaime Roldos Aquilera
President of ecuador (1979–1981).
Born November 5th, 1940 in Guayaquil.
Died May 24th, 1981 at 40 years old in Celica Canton.
Lily Parr
British footballer (1905-1978).
Born April 26th, 1905 in St Helens.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 73 years old in Preston (breast cancer).
Mitzi Green
American child actress (1920–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1920 in The Bronx.
Died May 24th, 1969 at 48 years old in Huntington Beach (cancer).
K. S. Hegde
Indian judge (1909-1990).
Born June 11th, 1909 in Nitte.
Died May 24th, 1990 at 80 years old in Mangalore.
Jules Renard
French author (1864-1910).
Born February 22nd, 1864 in Châlons-du-Maine. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1910 at 46 years old in Paris. [ref]
Aleksei Losev
Russian philosopher and philologist (1893-1988).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Novocherkassk.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 94 years old in Moscow.
John Wain
British writer.
Born March 14th, 1925 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1994 at 69 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1864-1933).
Born April 12th, 1864 in London.
Died May 24th, 1933 at 69 years old in Cannes.
Amado Nervo
Mexican poet (1870-1919).
Born August 27th, 1870 in Tepic, Nayarit. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1919 at 48 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Esmaeil Yasin
Egyptian actor (1912–1972).
Born September 15th, 1912 in Suez.
Died May 24th, 1972 at 59 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
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