July 24th
161 Notable deaths
Gregorio Peces-Barba
Spanish politician (1938-2012).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Madrid.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 74 years old in Oviedo (kidney failure). [ref]
Max von Schillings
German conductor, composer and theatre director.
Born April 19th, 1868 in Düren. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1933 at 65 years old in Berlin (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Swimmer (1903–1986).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Kagoshima.
Died July 24th, 1986 at 82 years old in Matsuyama (stroke).
Thomas Tien Ken-sin
Catholic cardinal (1890-1967).
Born October 24th, 1890 in Yanggu County.
Died July 24th, 1967 at 76 years old in Taipei.
Adolf Martens
German metallurgist.
Born March 6th, 1850 in Gammelin.
Died July 24th, 1914 at 64 years old in Groß-Lichterfelde.
Rudolf Ramek
Austrian politician (1881-1941).
Born April 12th, 1881 in Cieszyn.
Died July 24th, 1941 at 60 years old in Vienna.
János Harmatta
Hungarian linguist (1917–2004).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Hódmezővásárhely.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Konstantinos Dovas
Greek politician (1898-1973).
Born December 20th, 1898 in Konitsa.
Died July 24th, 1973 at 74 years old in Kingdom of Greece.
Sulochana Gadgil
Indian meteorologist.
Born June 7th, 1944 in Pune. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2025 at 81 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Abdulla Shaig
Azerbaijani writer.
Born February 24th, 1881 in Tbilisi.
Died July 24th, 1959 at 78 years old in Baku.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 161
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel