In the year 1924
191 Notable deaths
Victor Herbert
American composer (1859–1924).
Born February 1st, 1859 in Dublin, Guernsey.
Died May 26th, 1924 at 65 years old in New York City.
E. D. Morel
British politician (1873-1924).
Born July 10th, 1873 in Paris.
Died November 12th, 1924 at 51 years old in Bovey Tracey.
Frank Bunker Gilbreth
American industrial engineer (1868-1924).
Born July 7th, 1868 in Fairfield.
Died June 14th, 1924 at 55 years old in Montclair (heart failure).
Léon Bakst
Russian artist (1866–1924).
Born February 8th, 1866 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1924 at 58 years old in Rueil-Malmaison.
Ziya Gökalp
Turkish sociologist and writer (1876–1924).
Born March 23rd, 1876 in Çermik district.
Died October 25th, 1924 at 48 years old in Istanbul.
Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg
Russian duke (1868-1924).
Born November 21st, 1868 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 1924 at 55 years old in Biarritz (tuberculosis).
Edwin Montagu
British politician (1879–1924).
Born February 6th, 1879 in London.
Died November 15th, 1924 at 45 years old in London.
Marie Corelli
British writer.
Born May 1st, 1855 in London. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1924 at 68 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon. [ref]
Cecil Sharp
English folk song collector, teacher, songwriter and musician.
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Camberwell.
Died June 23rd, 1924 at 64 years old in Hampstead (cancer).
Lyubov' Popova
Russian artist (1889-1924).
Born May 6th, 1889 in Ivanovskoye District. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1924 at 35 years old in Moscow (scarlet fever). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 191
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore