July 24th
199 Notable deaths
Jagan Nath Azad
Indian writer (1918-2004).
Born December 5th, 1918 in Isakhel.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 85 years old
Metodija Andonov-Čento
Macedonian politician (1902-1957).
Born August 17th, 1902 in Prilep.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 54 years old in Prilep (stomach cancer).
Alan Rawsthorne
British composer (1905-1971).
Born May 2nd, 1905 in Haslingden.
Died July 24th, 1971 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Bob Azzam
Egyptian singer (1925–2004).
Born October 24th, 1925 in Alexandria.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 78 years old in Monaco.
Victoria Forde
American actress (1896-1964).
Born April 21st, 1896 in New York City.
Died July 24th, 1964 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills.
Johann Löwenthal
Hungarian chess player (1810-1876).
Died July 24th, 1876 at 66 years old in Hastings.
Arieh Sharon
Israeli architect.
Born May 28th, 1900 in Jarosław.
Died July 24th, 1984 at 84 years old in Paris.
Marianna Vardinoyannis
Greek activist (1937–2023).
Born June 2nd, 1937 in Athens.
Died July 24th, 2023 at 86 years old in Athens. [ref]
Erwin Finlay-Freundlich
German astronomer (1885–1964).
Born May 29th, 1885 in Biebrich.
Died July 24th, 1964 at 79 years old in Wiesbaden.
Seiichi Morimura
Japanese novelist and author (1933–2023).
Born January 2nd, 1933 in Kumagaya.
Died July 24th, 2023 at 90 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Orest Subtelny
Canadian-ukrainian historian (1941-2016).
Born May 17th, 1941 in Kraków.
Died July 24th, 2016 at 75 years old in Toronto.
Nicolas Rossolimo
Chess player (1910–1975).
Born February 28th, 1910 in Kyiv.
Died July 24th, 1975 at 65 years old in New York City.
Herbert Köfer
German actor, voice actor and tv presenter (1921–2021).
Born February 17th, 1921 in Berlin.
Died July 24th, 2021 at 100 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Onésimo Redondo
Spanish falangist politician (1905–1936).
Born February 16th, 1905 in Quintanilla de Onésimo.
Died July 24th, 1936 at 31 years old in Labajos.
Robert Wangila
Boxer (1967-1994).
Born September 3rd, 1967 in Nairobi.
Died July 24th, 1994 at 26 years old in Las Vegas.
Coen Dillen
Dutch footballer (1926-1990).
Born October 5th, 1926 in Eindhoven.
Died July 24th, 1990 at 63 years old in Goes.
Leny Andrade
Brazilian singer and musician.
Born January 25th, 1943 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died July 24th, 2023 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
Jerry Ahern
Novelist (1946–2012).
Born June 23rd, 1946 in Chicago.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 66 years old in Jefferson (cancer).
Mihail Lascăr
Romanian general (1889–1959).
Born November 8th, 1889 in Târgu Jiu.
Died July 24th, 1959 at 69 years old in Bucharest.
Adolf Meyer
German architect (1881–1929).
Born June 17th, 1881 in Mechernich. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1929 at 48 years old in Baltrum (drowning). [ref]
Pedro Figari
Uruguayan painter and politician (1861-1938).
Born June 29th, 1861 in Montevideo.
Died July 24th, 1938 at 77 years old in Montevideo.
Valerian Abakovsky
Russian inventor (1895-1921).
Born October 5th, 1895 in Riga.
Died July 24th, 1921 at 25 years old in Serpukhov (Aerowagon disaster).
Edward Stachura
Polish poet, writer and translator (1937–1979).
Born August 18th, 1937 in Charvieu.
Died July 24th, 1979 at 41 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
Eberhard Hopf
German mathematician (1902-1983).
Born April 17th, 1902 in Salzburg.
Died July 24th, 1983 at 81 years old in Bloomington.
Rosina Storchio
Italian opera singer (1876–1945).
Born May 19th, 1876 in Venice.
Died July 24th, 1945 at 69 years old in Milan.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy