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July 24th
199 Notable deaths
Virginia M. Alexander
American physician.
Born February 4th, 1900 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1949 at 49 years old in Philadelphia (systemic lupus erythematosus). [ref]
Anna-Eva Bergman
Norwegian painter (1909-1987).
Born May 29th, 1909 in Stockholm.
Died July 24th, 1987 at 78 years old in Paris, Grasse.
Adolf Martens
German metallurgist (1850–1914).
Born March 6th, 1850 in Gammelin.
Died July 24th, 1914 at 64 years old in Groß-Lichterfelde.
Konstantinos Dovas
Greek politician (1898-1973).
Born December 20th, 1898 in Konitsa.
Died July 24th, 1973 at 74 years old in Athens.
Rudolf Ramek
Austrian politician (1881-1941).
Born April 12th, 1881 in Cieszyn.
Died July 24th, 1941 at 60 years old in Vienna.
Pencho Zlatev
Prime minister of bulgaria (1883-1948).
Born November 2nd, 1883 in Elena.
Died July 24th, 1948 at 64 years old in Sofia.
Víktor Pankrashkin
Olympic basketball player (1957–1993).
Born December 10th, 1957 in Moscow.
Died July 24th, 1993 at 35 years old in Moscow.
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Swimmer (1903–1986).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Kagoshima.
Died July 24th, 1986 at 82 years old in Matsuyama (stroke).
Abdulla Shaig
Azerbaijani poet, writer and educator (1881–1959).
Born February 24th, 1881 in Tbilisi.
Died July 24th, 1959 at 78 years old in Baku.
Santeri Alkio
Finnish politician, author and journalist (1862–1930).
Born June 17th, 1862 in Laihia.
Died July 24th, 1930 at 68 years old in Laihia.
Gerard De Geer
Swedish geologist (1858-1943).
Born October 2nd, 1858 in Klara Church Parish.
Died July 24th, 1943 at 84 years old in Saltsjöbaden Parish.
Joan Peiró
Spanish politician and sindicalist (1887-1942).
Born February 18th, 1887 in Barcelona.
Died July 24th, 1942 at 55 years old in Paterna (gunshot wound).
Jerzy Toeplitz
Polish film educator (1909-1995).
Born November 24th, 1909 in Kharkiv.
Died July 24th, 1995 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Mustafa Mansour
Egyptian footballer (1914-2002).
Born August 2nd, 1914 in Egypt.
Died July 24th, 2002 at 87 years old in Egypt.
Friedrich-August Schack
German general (1892–1968).
Born March 27th, 1892 in Kowary.
Died July 24th, 1968 at 76 years old in Goslar.
Til Brugman
Dutch author, poet and linguist (1888-1958).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Amsterdam.
Died July 24th, 1958 at 69 years old in Gouda.
Walter Leistikow
German artist (1865-1908).
Born October 25th, 1865 in Bydgoszcz.
Died July 24th, 1908 at 42 years old in Berlin.
Janina Altman
Israeli writer and chemist.
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Lviv.
Died July 24th, 2022 at 91 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Ernestas Galvanauskas
Lithuanian politician (1882-1967).
Born November 20th, 1882 in Zizonys.
Died July 24th, 1967 at 84 years old in Aix-les-Bains.
Josef Šíma
Czech painter (1891–1971).
Born March 18th, 1891 in Jaroměř. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1971 at 80 years old in Paris, 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Victor Bourgeois
Belgian architect (1897-1962).
Born August 29th, 1897.
Died July 24th, 1962 at 64 years old in Ixelles.
Theodore Sherman Palmer
U.s. zoologist (1868–1955).
Born January 26th, 1868 in Oakland.
Died July 24th, 1955 at 87 years old
Jaan Teemant
Estonian lawyer and politician (1872–1940).
Born September 24th, 1872 in Vigala Rural Municipality.
Died July 24th, 1941 at 68 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Adolf Hoffmeister
Czechoslovakian writer (1902-1973).
Born August 15th, 1902 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1973 at 70 years old in Říčky, Říčky v Orlických horách. [ref]
Frank Parker
Us tennis player (1916–1997).
Born January 31st, 1916 in Milwaukee.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 81 years old in San Diego.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs