July 24th
199 Notable deaths
William J. Brennan
U.s. supreme court justice from 1956 to 1990.
Born April 25th, 1906 in Newark.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Indian space scientist (1932–2017).
Born March 10th, 1932 in Adamaru.
Died July 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Bengaluru (heart failure). [ref]
G. D. Spradlin
American actor (1920–2011).
Born August 31st, 1920 in Pauls Valley.
Died July 24th, 2011 at 90 years old in San Luis Obispo (disease). [ref]
Barbara Colby
American actress (1939-1975).
Born July 2nd, 1939 in New York City.
Died July 24th, 1975 at 36 years old in Venice.
Virginia Christine
American actress (1920–1996).
Born March 5th, 1920 in Stanton.
Died July 24th, 1996 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
John Evans Atta Mills
Sixth president of the republic of ghana (1944-2012).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Tarkwa.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 68 years old in Accra (laryngeal cancer).
Maurice Denham
British actor (1909–2002).
Born December 23rd, 1909 in Beckenham.
Died July 24th, 2002 at 92 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Matthew Webb
English steamship captain and channel swimmer (1848–1883).
Born January 19th, 1848 in Dawley.
Died July 24th, 1883 at 35 years old in Niagara Falls (drowning).
Hamka
Indonesian minangkabau journalist and activist (1908–1981).
Born February 17th, 1908 in Agam. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1981 at 73 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Mary Church Terrell
American activist and suffragette (1863–1954).
Born September 23rd, 1863 in Memphis.
Died July 24th, 1954 at 90 years old in Annapolis.
Chris Bart-Williams
Sierra leonean-english footballer (born 1974).
Born June 16th, 1974 in Freetown.
Died July 24th, 2023 at 49 years old in Miami. [ref]
Alan John Clarke
English film director (1935–1990).
Born October 28th, 1935 in Wallasey.
Died July 24th, 1990 at 54 years old in Greater London (cancer).
Benjamin Mkapa
Tanzanian politician and former president (1938-2020).
Born November 12th, 1938 in Ndanda.
Died July 24th, 2020 at 81 years old in Dar es Salaam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cyrus Ingerson Scofield
American theologian, minister and writer (1843-1921).
Born August 19th, 1843 in Clinton Township.
Died July 24th, 1921 at 77 years old in Douglaston.
Witold Marian Gombrowicz
Polish writer.
Born August 4th, 1904 in Małoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1969 at 64 years old in Vence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albert Coombs Barnes
American chemist and art collector (barnes collection) 1872-1951.
Born January 2nd, 1872 in Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 1951 at 79 years old in Phoenixville (traffic collision).
Yash Pal
Indian physicist (1926–2017).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Jhang.
Died July 24th, 2017 at 90 years old in Noida (lung cancer). [ref]
Sacha Guitry
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957).
Born February 21st, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 72 years old in Paris (cancer).
Arkhip Kuindzhi
Greek painter (1842-1910).
Born January 27th, 1841 in Mariupol uyezd.
Died July 24th, 1910 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Georg Michaelis
German civil servant and chancellor (1857-1936).
Born September 8th, 1857 in Chojnów.
Died July 24th, 1936 at 78 years old in Bad Saarow.
Cotton Fitzsimmons
American basketball coach (1931–2004).
Born October 7th, 1931 in Hannibal.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 72 years old in Phoenix (lung cancer).
Saw Maung
Prime minister of burma (1928-1997).
Born December 31st, 1928 in Mandalay.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 68 years old in Yangon (myocardial infarction).
Garry Davis
American actor turned peace activist (1921-2013).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Bar Harbor. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2013 at 91 years old in South Burlington. [ref]
Nicolaus von Below
German luftwaffe officer (1907-1983).
Born September 20th, 1907 in Ziethen.
Died July 24th, 1983 at 75 years old in Detmold.
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci