August 24th
167 Notable deaths
Sergey Akhromeyev
Soviet marshal (1923-1991).
Born May 5th, 1923 in Vindrey.
Died August 24th, 1991 at 68 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Shizuichi Tanaka
Japanese general (1887-1945).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died August 24th, 1945 at 57 years old in Tokyo.
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom
Former prime minister of south africa.
Born July 14th, 1893 in Willowmore.
Died August 24th, 1958 at 65 years old in Cape Town.
Pascal Lissouba
First president of the republic of the congo (1931–2020).
Born November 15th, 1931 in Tsiguindi.
Died August 24th, 2020 at 88 years old in Perpignan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
William B. Saxbe
American politician (1916–2010).
Born June 24th, 1916 in Mechanicsburg.
Died August 24th, 2010 at 94 years old in Mechanicsburg. [ref]
Kathleen Kenyon
British archaeologist (1906-1978).
Born January 5th, 1906 in London.
Died August 24th, 1978 at 72 years old in Wrexham.
Mangala Samaraweera
Sri lankan politician (1956-2021).
Born April 21st, 1956 in Matara.
Died August 24th, 2021 at 65 years old in Colombo (COVID-19). [ref]
Cecil D. Andrus
American politician (1931-2017).
Born August 25th, 1931 in Hood River. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Boise (lung cancer). [ref]
Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1870-1902).
Born May 13th, 1870 in Artstetten-Pöbring.
Died August 24th, 1902 at 32 years old in Gmunden.
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
Indian politician.
Born July 1st, 1921 in Baragaon, Barabanki.
Died August 24th, 2016 at 95 years old in New Delhi.
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The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain