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August 24th
214 Notable deaths
Prince Henri, Count of Chambord
French royal (1820–1883).
Born September 29th, 1820 in Paris.
Died August 24th, 1883 at 62 years old in Schloss Frohsdorf.
Bernie Marsden
British guitarist (1951–2023).
Born May 7th, 1951 in Buckingham. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]
Leonard Frey
American actor (1938–1988).
Born September 4th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died August 24th, 1988 at 49 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Hissène Habré
5th president of chad.
Born August 13th, 1942 in Faya-Largeau.
Died August 24th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dakar (COVID-19). [ref]
Alfred Eisenstaedt
German american photographer (1898–1995).
Born December 6th, 1898 in Tczew.
Died August 24th, 1995 at 96 years old in Oak Bluffs. [ref]
Aaron Russo
American film producer.
Born February 14th, 1943 in Brooklyn.
Died August 24th, 2007 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer).
Rudolf Clausius
German mathematical physicist and professor (1822–1888).
Born January 2nd, 1822 in Koszalin.
Died August 24th, 1888 at 66 years old in Bonn.
Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese film director and screenwriter (1898-1956).
Died August 24th, 1956 at 58 years old in Kyoto (leukemia).
Seema Deo
Indian actress (1942-2023).
Born March 27th, 1942 in Mumbai.
Died August 24th, 2023 at 81 years old in Bandra (Alzheimer's disease).
Steven Franken
American actor (1932-2012).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died August 24th, 2012 at 80 years old in Canoga Park (cancer).
Abdul Rahman Arif
President of iraq from 1966 to 1968.
Born April 14th, 1916 in Baghdad.
Died August 24th, 2007 at 91 years old in Amman. [ref]
Walter Scheel
President of west germany (1974-1979).
Born July 8th, 1919 in Solingen. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bad Krozingen. [ref]
Christoph Daum
German football manager (1953–2024).
Born October 24th, 1953 in Zwickau.
Died August 24th, 2024 at 70 years old in Cologne (lung cancer). [ref]
James Clark McReynolds
United states federal judge and supreme court justice (1862-1946).
Born February 3rd, 1862 in Elkton.
Died August 24th, 1946 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C..
Roger Y. Tsien
American biochemist (1952-2016).
Born February 1st, 1952 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2016 at 64 years old in Eugene (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ronald Knox
English priest and theologian (1888–1957).
Born February 17th, 1888 in Kibworth.
Died August 24th, 1957 at 69 years old in Mells (cancer).
William Reynolds
American television and film actor (1931–2022).
Born December 9th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died August 24th, 2022 at 90 years old in Wildomar (pneumonia). [ref]
Wilfred Thesiger
British explorer, military officer, writer and botanical collector (1910-2003).
Born June 3rd, 1910 in Addis Ababa.
Died August 24th, 2003 at 93 years old in London.
Charles Revson
American-canadian businessman (revlon).
Born October 11th, 1906 in Somerville.
Died August 24th, 1975 at 68 years old in Premium Point.
William F. Dean
United states army medal of honor recipient (1899–1981).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Carlyle.
Died August 24th, 1981 at 82 years old in San Francisco.
Richard Bruno Heydrich
German opera singer, composer, singer and music educator (1865-1938).
Born February 23rd, 1865 in Leuben.
Died August 24th, 1938 at 73 years old in Halle (Saale).
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Surinamese inventor.
Born September 15th, 1852 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1889 at 36 years old in Lynn (tuberculosis). [ref]
Sergei Dovlatov
Soviet writer (1941–1990).
Born September 3rd, 1941 in Ufa.
Died August 24th, 1990 at 48 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
Polish military leader (1895-1966).
Born June 1st, 1895 in Khorobriv.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 71 years old in Bletchley, Buckley (myocardial infarction).
Lao She
Chinese writer, novelist and playwright (1899-1966).
Born February 3rd, 1899 in Beijing.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 67 years old in Taiping Lake (drowning).
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