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August 24th
167 Notable deaths
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).
Šatrijos Ragana
Lithuanian writer, teacher.
Born July 3rd, 1877 in Medingėnai.
Died August 24th, 1930 at 53 years old in Židikai.
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