July 24th
161 Notable deaths
Emmanuel de Martonne
French geographer.
Born April 1st, 1873 in Chabris. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1955 at 82 years old in Sceaux.
Ludwig Ganghofer
German writer.
Born July 7th, 1855 in Kaufbeuren. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Tegernsee. [ref]
Sammy Chapman
Northern irish footballer (1938-2019).
Born February 16th, 1938 in Belfast.
Died July 24th, 2019 at 81 years old in Wombourne. [ref]
Julius Döpfner
Catholic cardinal.
Born August 26th, 1913 in Hausen. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1976 at 62 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernie Morrison
American actor.
Born December 20th, 1912 in New Orleans.
Died July 24th, 1989 at 76 years old in Lynwood (cancer).
Ilona Elek
Hungarian fencer (1907-1988).
Born May 17th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died July 24th, 1988 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Afro Basaldella
Italian painter (1912-1976).
Born March 4th, 1912 in Udine. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1976 at 64 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Mabel Ballin
American actress (1887-1958).
Born January 1st, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 1958 at 71 years old in Santa Monica.
Julio César Cortés
Uruguayan footballer.
Born March 29th, 1941 in Montevideo.
Died July 24th, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]
Virgilio Noè
Catholic cardinal (1922-2011).
Born March 30th, 1922 in Bereguardo.
Died July 24th, 2011 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 161
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius