July 24th
171 Notable deaths
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Swimmer (1903–1986).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Kagoshima.
Died July 24th, 1986 at 82 years old in Matsuyama (stroke).
Abdulla Shaig
Azerbaijani poet, writer and educator (1881–1959).
Born February 24th, 1881 in Tbilisi.
Died July 24th, 1959 at 78 years old in Baku.
Santeri Alkio
Politician, author, journalist.
Born June 17th, 1862 in Laihia. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1930 at 68 years old in Laihia.
Gerard De Geer
Swedish geologist (1858-1943).
Born October 2nd, 1858 in Klara Church Parish.
Died July 24th, 1943 at 84 years old in Saltsjöbaden Parish.
Joan Peiró
Spanish politician and sindicalist (1887-1942).
Born February 18th, 1887 in Barcelona.
Died July 24th, 1942 at 55 years old in Paterna (gunshot wound).
Jerzy Toeplitz
Polish film educator (1909-1995).
Born November 24th, 1909 in Kharkiv.
Died July 24th, 1995 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Mustafa Mansour
Egyptian footballer (1914-2002).
Born August 2nd, 1914 in Egypt.
Died July 24th, 2002 at 87 years old in Egypt.
Til Brugman
Dutch author, poet and linguist (1888-1958).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Amsterdam.
Died July 24th, 1958 at 69 years old in Gouda.
Walter Leistikow
German artist (1865-1908).
Born October 25th, 1865 in Bydgoszcz.
Died July 24th, 1908 at 42 years old in Berlin.
Janina Altman
Israeli writer and chemist.
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Lviv.
Died July 24th, 2022 at 91 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 171
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving