August 24th
170 Notable deaths
Karel van de Woestijne
Flemish writer (1878-1929).
Born March 10th, 1878 in Ghent. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1929 at 51 years old in Zwijnaarde. [ref]
Jaime Sarlanga
Argentine footballer and manager (1916-1966).
Born February 24th, 1916 in Tigre.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 50 years old
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]
Richard Degener
Diver (1912–1995).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Detroit.
Died August 24th, 1995 at 83 years old in Grand Rapids.
Alfons Van Brandt
Belgian footballer (1927-2011).
Born June 24th, 1927 in Nijlen.
Died August 24th, 2011 at 84 years old [ref]
Kalevi Kotkas
Olympic athlete (1913-1983).
Born August 10th, 1913 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1983 at 70 years old in Vantaa. [ref]
Paul Knox
Canadian ice hockey player (1933–2022).
Born November 23rd, 1933 in Toronto.
Died August 24th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]
Arkady Filippenko
Soviet-ukrainian composer (1912-1983).
Born January 8th, 1912 in Kyiv.
Died August 24th, 1983 at 71 years old in Kyiv.
Lazăr Sfera
Romanian footballer (1909-1992).
Born April 29th, 1909 in Austria-Hungary.
Died August 24th, 1992 at 83 years old
Rubén Bravo
Argentine footballer (1923-1977).
Born November 16th, 1923 in Cruz Alta.
Died August 24th, 1977 at 53 years old in Guatemala.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 170
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