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August 24th

170 Notable deaths

Ambrogio Fogar

Sailor, writer, television host, rally driver and all-round adventurer (1941-2005).

Born August 13th, 1941 in Milan.

Died August 24th, 2005 at 64 years old in Milan.

Ernst Wiechert

German writer (1887-1950).

Born May 18th, 1887 in Piersławek. [ref]

Died August 24th, 1950 at 63 years old in Stäfa (cancer). [ref]

Catherine Kousmine

Russian scientist (1904-1992).

Born September 17th, 1904 in Russia.

Died August 24th, 1992 at 87 years old in Lutry.

Boris Tomashevsky

Literary scholar (1890-1957).

Born November 29th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.

Died August 24th, 1957 at 66 years old in Hurzuf.

Alexei Mateevici

Romanian writer (1888-1917).

Born March 1st, 1888 in Căinari.

Died August 24th, 1917 at 29 years old in Chișinău.

Johannes Weiss

German theologian (1863-1914).

Born December 13th, 1863 in Kiel.

Died August 24th, 1914 at 50 years old in Heidelberg.

Pentti Saarikoski

Finnish writer, poet and translator.

Born September 2nd, 1937 in Impilahti. [ref]

Died August 24th, 1983 at 45 years old in Joensuu. [ref]

Vasily Gordov

Soviet colonel general (1896–1950).

Born December 12th, 1896 in Käcä.

Died August 24th, 1950 at 53 years old in Moscow.

Hooley Smith

Canadian ice hockey player (1903-1963).

Born January 7th, 1903 in Toronto.

Died August 24th, 1963 at 60 years old in Montreal.

Victor Pavlov

Soviet and russian actor (1940—2006).

Born October 6th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died August 24th, 2006 at 65 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Deaths 101 to 110 of 170

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