July 24th
171 Notable deaths
Emmanuel de Martonne
French geographer.
Born April 1st, 1873 in Chabris. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1955 at 82 years old in Sceaux.
Afro Basaldella
Italian painter (1912-1976).
Born March 4th, 1912 in Udine. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1976 at 64 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Ludwig Ganghofer
German writer.
Born July 7th, 1855 in Kaufbeuren. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Tegernsee. [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]
Mabel Ballin
American actress (1887-1958).
Born January 1st, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 1958 at 71 years old in Santa Monica.
Virgilio Noè
Catholic cardinal (1922-2011).
Born March 30th, 1922 in Bereguardo.
Died July 24th, 2011 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ilona Elek
Hungarian fencer (1907-1988).
Born May 17th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died July 24th, 1988 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Sammy Chapman
Northern irish footballer (1938-2019).
Born February 16th, 1938 in Belfast.
Died July 24th, 2019 at 81 years old in Wombourne. [ref]
Sulochana Gadgil
Indian meteorologist.
Born June 7th, 1944 in Pune. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2025 at 81 years old in Bengaluru. [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]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 171
Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender