August 24th
156 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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..
Charles Revson
American-canadian businessman.
Born October 11th, 1906 in Somerville.
Died August 24th, 1975 at 68 years old in New York City.
Ronald Knox
English priest and theologian.
Born February 17th, 1888 in Kibworth. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1957 at 69 years old in Mells (cancer). [ref]
Wilfred Thesiger
British explorer (1910-2003).
Born June 3rd, 1910 in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2003 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
William Reynolds
American television and film actor.
Born December 9th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died August 24th, 2022 at 90 years old in Wildomar (pneumonia). [ref]
Sergei Dovlatov
Soviet writer.
Born September 3rd, 1941 in Ufa.
Died August 24th, 1990 at 48 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
William F. Dean
United states army medal of honor recipient.
Born August 1st, 1899 in Carlyle.
Died August 24th, 1981 at 82 years old in San Francisco.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X