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July 24th
199 Notable deaths
Florence Henri
Photographer and painter (1893-1982).
Born June 28th, 1895 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1982 at 87 years old in Laboissière-en-Thelle. [ref]
Nikos Zaccaria
Greek opera singer (1923–2007).
Born March 9th, 1923 in Piraeus. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2007 at 84 years old in Athens (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
José Bódalo
Spanish actor (1916–1985).
Born March 24th, 1916 in Córdoba.
Died July 24th, 1985 at 69 years old in Madrid.
Anatoli Firsov
Soviet ice hockey player (1941–2000).
Born February 1st, 1941 in Moscow.
Died July 24th, 2000 at 59 years old in Firsanovka (myocardial infarction).
Claes Andersson
Finland swedish psychiatrist, author, musician and politician (1937-2019).
Born May 30th, 1937 in Helsinki.
Died July 24th, 2019 at 82 years old in Meilahti Tower Hospital. [ref]
Carla Cassola
Italian actress (1947–2022).
Born December 15th, 1947 in Taormina.
Died July 24th, 2022 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ben Jipcho
Kenyan athlete (1943–2020).
Born March 1st, 1943 in Mount Elgon District.
Died July 24th, 2020 at 77 years old in Eldoret (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Julio César Cortés
Uruguayan footballer.
Born March 29th, 1941 in Montevideo.
Died July 24th, 2025 at 84 years old in San José. [ref]
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.
Emmanuel de Martonne
French geographer (1873–1955).
Born April 1st, 1873 in Chabris.
Died July 24th, 1955 at 82 years old in Sceaux.
Afro Basaldella
Italian painter (1912-1976).
Born April 3rd, 1912 in Udine. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1976 at 64 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Ludwig Ganghofer
German writer (1855–1920).
Born July 7th, 1855 in Kaufbeuren.
Died July 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Tegernsee.
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 (1868–1933).
Born April 19th, 1868 in Düren.
Died July 24th, 1933 at 65 years old in Berlin (pulmonary embolism).
Eva de Vitray-Meyerovitch
French writer.
Born November 5th, 1909 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died July 24th, 1999 at 89 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Omar Dhani
Commander of the indonesian air force (1924-2009).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Surakarta.
Died July 24th, 2009 at 85 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
János Harmatta
Hungarian linguist (1917–2004).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Hódmezővásárhely.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Aristotelis Valaoritis
Greek poet (1824–1879).
Born September 1st, 1824 in Lefkada.
Died July 24th, 1879 at 54 years old in Lefkada (myocardial infarction).
Nacho Martínez
Spanish actor (1952–1996).
Born July 8th, 1952 in Mieres.
Died July 24th, 1996 at 44 years old in Oviedo (lung cancer).
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]
Maksym Rylsky
Ukrainian poet (1895–1964).
Born March 19th, 1895 in Kyiv.
Died July 24th, 1964 at 69 years old in Kyiv.
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