August 24th
214 Notable deaths
Louis Moilliet
Swiss artist (1880-1962).
Born October 6th, 1880 in Bern.
Died August 24th, 1962 at 81 years old in Vevey.
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 in Lier. [ref]
Kalevi Kotkas
Estonian-finnish athletics competitor (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.
Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl
Swiss entomologist (1823-1914).
Died August 24th, 1914 at 91 years old in Vienna.
Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky
Russian writer and journalist (1874–1943).
Born February 20th, 1874 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 24th, 1943 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Bill Coleman
American musician (1904-1981).
Born August 4th, 1904 in Kentucky.
Died August 24th, 1981 at 77 years old in Toulouse.
Zainab Biisheva
Soviet writer (1908–1996).
Born January 15th, 1908.
Died August 24th, 1996 at 88 years old in Ufa.
Krum Yanev
Bulgarian footballer (1929–2012).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Plovdiv.
Died August 24th, 2012 at 83 years old [ref]
Liu Baiyu
Chinese writer (1916-2005).
Born September 2nd, 1916 in Beijing.
Died August 24th, 2005 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Hartmut Wenzel
German coxswain (1947-2020).
Born February 23rd, 1947 in Berlin.
Died August 24th, 2020 at 73 years old in Essen. [ref]
Virginio De Paoli
Football player (1938-2009).
Born June 22nd, 1938 in Certosa di Pavia.
Died August 24th, 2009 at 71 years old in Brescia.
Mario Guilloti
Boxer (1946–2021).
Born May 20th, 1946 in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires.
Died August 24th, 2021 at 75 years old in Zárate. [ref]
Väinö Siikaniemi
Athletics competitor (1887–1932).
Born March 27th, 1887 in Hollola.
Died August 24th, 1932 at 45 years old in Helsinki (pneumonia).
Mart Kuusik
Estonian-russian rower (1877-1965).
Born December 8th, 1885 in Repino.
Died August 24th, 1965 at 79 years old in Battle Ground.
Giorgio Gusmini
Catholic cardinal (1855–1921).
Born December 9th, 1855 in Gazzaniga.
Died August 24th, 1921 at 65 years old in Bologna.
Antonino Borzì
Italian botanist (1852-1921).
Born August 20th, 1852 in Castroreale.
Died August 24th, 1921 at 69 years old in Lucca. [ref]
Ubaldo Maria Del Colle
Italian actor and film director (1883–1958).
Died August 24th, 1958 at 75 years old in Rome.
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