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June 24th
145 Notable deaths
František Kupka
Czech painter and graphic artist (1871–1957).
Born September 23rd, 1871 in Opočno. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1957 at 85 years old in Puteaux. [ref]
Derek Dougan
Northern irish footballer and manager (1938-2007).
Born January 20th, 1938 in Belfast.
Died June 24th, 2007 at 69 years old in Wolverhampton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leonid Hurwicz
Polish-american economist and mathematician (1917-2008).
Born August 21st, 1917 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (kidney failure). [ref]
Miki Roqué
Spanish footballer (1988-2012).
Died June 24th, 2012 at 23 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Stuart Davis
American painter (1892-1964).
Born December 7th, 1894 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1964 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Tomislav Ivić
Croatian football player and manager (1933-2011).
Born June 30th, 1933 in Split.
Died June 24th, 2011 at 77 years old in Split (diabetes). [ref]
Minor White
American photographer.
Born July 9th, 1908 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1976 at 67 years old in Boston. [ref]
George Pearce
West australian politician (1870-1952).
Born January 14th, 1870 in Mount Barker.
Died June 24th, 1952 at 82 years old in Elwood.
Willy Ley
German-american science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Berlin.
Died June 24th, 1969 at 62 years old in New York City.
Joseph Meister
First person inocculated for rabies (1876-1940).
Born February 21st, 1876 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 24th, 1940 at 64 years old in Paris.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner