August 24th
156 Notable deaths
Henri Rivière
French artist and designer (1864-1951).
Born May 11th, 1864 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1951 at 87 years old in Sucy-en-Brie. [ref]
Boris Tomashevsky
Literary scholar (1890-1957).
Born November 29th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 24th, 1957 at 66 years old in Gurzuf. [ref]
Anna Botsford Comstock
American artist, educator, conservationist.
Born September 1st, 1854 in Otto.
Died August 24th, 1930 at 75 years old in Ithaca.
Johannes Weiss
German theologian (1863-1914).
Born December 13th, 1863 in Kiel.
Died August 24th, 1914 at 50 years old in Heidelberg.
Alexei Mateevici
Romanian writer (1888-1917).
Born March 1st, 1888 in Căinari.
Died August 24th, 1917 at 29 years old in Chișinău.
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.
Šatrijos Ragana
Lithuanian writer, teacher.
Born July 3rd, 1877 in Medingėnai.
Died August 24th, 1930 at 53 years old in Židikai.
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]
James Kirkwood
American actor and film director.
Born February 22nd, 1876 in Grand Rapids. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1963 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Hooley Smith
Canadian ice hockey player (1903-1963).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Toronto.
Died August 24th, 1963 at 60 years old in Montreal.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks