July 24th
161 Notable deaths
Henk Pellikaan
Dutch footballer (1910-1999).
Born November 10th, 1910 in Leerdam.
Died July 24th, 1999 at 88 years old in Tilburg.
Takeshi Katō
Japanese gymnast (1942-1982).
Born September 25th, 1942 in Ōdaka.
Died July 24th, 1982 at 39 years old
Josef Černý
Czech ice hockey player and coach.
Born October 18th, 1939 in Rožmitál pod Třemšínem. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2025 at 85 years old in Brno (pneumonia). [ref]
Giorgio Anglesio
Fencer.
Born April 13th, 1922 in Turin.
Died July 24th, 2007 at 85 years old in Rocca Canavese. [ref]
Nils Östensson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born April 29th, 1918 in Malung-Sälen Municipality.
Died July 24th, 1949 at 31 years old in Malung-Sälen Municipality (traffic collision).
Anna Maurizio
Swiss botanist (1900-1993).
Born November 26th, 1900 in Zürich District. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1993 at 92 years old in Liebefeld.
Edward Gardère
French foil and sabre fencer (1909-1997).
Born February 25th, 1909 in Gérardmer. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Edith Alice Müller
Swiss astronomer (1918-1995).
Born February 5th, 1918 in Madrid.
Died July 24th, 1995 at 77 years old in Spain (myocardial infarction).
James George Needham
American entomologist.
Born March 16th, 1868 in Virginia.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 89 years old in Ithaca.
Frithjof Andersen
Wrestler.
Born April 5th, 1893 in Christiania.
Died July 24th, 1975 at 82 years old in Oslo.
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk