May 24th
137 Notable deaths
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.
Alexey Shchusev
Russian architect (1873-1949).
Born October 8th, 1873 in Chișinău.
Died May 24th, 1949 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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.
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.
Princess Sophie of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian princess.
Born February 14th, 1902 in Colmar-Berg.
Died May 24th, 1941 at 39 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
Cyrille Adoula
Congolese prime minister, ambassador (1921-1978).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Kinshasa.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lausanne.
Javier Urruticoechea
Spanish footballer (1952-2001).
Born November 17th, 1952 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died May 24th, 2001 at 48 years old in Esplugues de Llobregat (traffic collision).
José Asunción Silva
Colombian author (1865-1896).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Bogotá.
Died May 24th, 1896 at 30 years old in Bogotá.
Walter Donaldson
Scottish snooker player.
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Edinburgh, Coatbridge.
Died May 24th, 1973 at 66 years old in Newport Pagnell.
Aleko Konstantinov
Bulgarian writer.
Born January 13th, 1863 in Svishtov. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1897 at 34 years old in Radilovo. [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau