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August 24th
158 Notable deaths
Vicente Mejía Colindres
President of honduras (1878-1966).
Born April 6th, 1878 in Intibucá Department.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 88 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Aleksei Paramonov
Association footballer (1925-2018).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Borovsk.
Died August 24th, 2018 at 93 years old in Moscow (respiratory failure). [ref]
Touriya Jabrane
Moroccan actress and politician.
Born October 16th, 1952 in Casablanca.
Died August 24th, 2020 at 67 years old in Casablanca (cancer, COVID-19). [ref]
Mykolas Biržiška
Lithuanian historian (1882—1962).
Born August 24th, 1882 in Viekšniai. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1962 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Miroslav Bulešić
Croatian catholic priest beatified in croatia on september 28, 2013.
Died August 24th, 1947 at 27 years old in Lanišće (stab wound).
Jan Suchý
Czech ice hockey player.
Born October 10th, 1944 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2021 at 76 years old in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Shorty Templeman
American racing driver (1919-1962).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Pueblo.
Died August 24th, 1962 at 43 years old in Marion.
Silvano Abbà
Olympic modern pentathlete (1911-1942).
Born July 3rd, 1911 in Rovinj.
Died August 24th, 1942 at 31 years old in Izbushensky.
Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven
Cuban judge (1865-1951).
Born April 13th, 1865 in Havana.
Died August 24th, 1951 at 86 years old in Havana.
Giorgio Abetti
Italian solar astronomer.
Born October 5th, 1882 in Padua. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1982 at 99 years old in Florence. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 158
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon