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September 24th
151 Notable deaths
Warren Sturgis McCulloch
American neuroscientist (1898–1969).
Born November 16th, 1898 in Orange. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1969 at 70 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Harry McNish
Scottish carpenter and participant in ernest shackleton's endurance expedition.
Born September 11th, 1874 in Port Glasgow.
Died September 24th, 1930 at 56 years old in Wellington.
Bruno Pontecorvo
Italian nuclear physicist.
Born August 22nd, 1913 in Pisa.
Died September 24th, 1993 at 80 years old in Dubna (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Christopher Hogwood
English conductor, harpsichordist and musicologist (1941–2014).
Born September 10th, 1941 in Nottingham.
Died September 24th, 2014 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Carl Laemmle Jr.
American film producer.
Born August 28th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died September 24th, 1979 at 71 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]
Robert van Gulik
Dutch diplomat (1910-1967).
Born August 9th, 1910 in Zutphen. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1967 at 57 years old in The Hague (lung cancer). [ref]
Valery Asapov
Russian lieutenant general.
Born January 1st, 1966 in Konstantinovka.
Died September 24th, 2017 at 51 years old in Deir ez-Zor.
Ana María Matute
Spanish writer.
Born July 26th, 1925 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2014 at 89 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nelly Arcan
Canadian novelist (1973–2009).
Born March 5th, 1973 in Lac-Mégantic.
Died September 24th, 2009 at 36 years old in Montreal (hanging to death). [ref]
Irene Dailey
American actress (1920-2008).
Born September 12th, 1920 in New York City.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 88 years old in Santa Rosa (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore