August 24th
158 Notable deaths
Alfons Van Brandt
Belgian footballer (1927-2011).
Born June 24th, 1927 in Nijlen.
Died August 24th, 2011 at 84 years old [ref]
Pauli Ellefsen
Prime minister of the faroe islands (1936-2012).
Born April 20th, 1936 in Miðvágur.
Died August 24th, 2012 at 76 years old in Hoyvík. [ref]
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).
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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé