August 24th
156 Notable deaths
Richard Degener
Diver.
Born March 14th, 1912 in Detroit.
Died August 24th, 1995 at 83 years old in Grand Rapids.
Wei Wei
Chinese writer (1920-2008).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Zhengzhou.
Died August 24th, 2008 at 88 years old in Beijing (liver cancer). [ref]
Rubén Bravo
Footballer (1923-1977).
Born November 16th, 1923.
Died August 24th, 1977 at 53 years old in Guatemala.
Kalevi Kotkas
Olympic athlete (1913-1983).
Born August 10th, 1913 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1983 at 70 years old in Vantaa. [ref]
Lazăr Sfera
Romanian footballer (1909-1992).
Born April 29th, 1909 in Austria-Hungary.
Died August 24th, 1992 at 83 years old
Zainab Biisheva
Soviet writer.
Born January 15th, 1908 in Tuyembetovo.
Died August 24th, 1996 at 88 years old in Ufa.
Levan Sanadze
Athletics competitor.
Born August 16th, 1928 in Tbilisi.
Died August 24th, 1998 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Väinö Siikaniemi
Athletics competitor.
Born March 27th, 1887 in Hollola.
Died August 24th, 1932 at 45 years old in Helsinki (pneumonia).
Zhang Jian
Chinese politician (1853-1926).
Born July 1st, 1853 in Changle Town.
Died August 24th, 1926 at 73 years old in Haimen District.
Virginio De Paoli
Football player (1938-2009).
Born June 22nd, 1938 in Certosa di Pavia.
Died August 24th, 2009 at 71 years old in Brescia.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 156
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner