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In the year 1924
186 Notable deaths
Jacob Israël de Haan
Dutch lawyer, legal scholar, diplomat, journalist, novelist and poet, assassinated by the haganah (1881-1924).
Born December 31st, 1881 in Smilde.
Died June 30th, 1924 at 42 years old in Jaffa Road.
Hugo Stinnes
German politician (1870-1924).
Born February 12th, 1870 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died April 10th, 1924 at 54 years old in Berlin (kidney disease).
Hugh Chisholm
English editor and journalist (1866-1924).
Born February 22nd, 1866 in London.
Died September 29th, 1924 at 58 years old in London.
Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg
Bulgarian prince (1861–1924).
Born September 24th, 1861 in Padua.
Died July 31st, 1924 at 62 years old in Schaffhausen.
Maurice Prendergast
American-canadian artist (1858-1924).
Born October 10th, 1858 in St. John's.
Died February 1st, 1924 at 65 years old in New York City.
Cipriano Castro
Venezuelan politician (1858–1924).
Born October 12th, 1858 in Táchira.
Died December 4th, 1924 at 66 years old in San Juan.
Henry Bacon
American architect (1866–1924).
Born November 28th, 1866 in Watseka.
Died February 17th, 1924 at 57 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Mortimer Durand
British diplomat (1850-1924).
Born February 14th, 1850 in Bhopal.
Died June 8th, 1924 at 74 years old in Somerset.
Roland Bonaparte
French geographer and botanist (1858-1924).
Born May 19th, 1858 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1924 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]
Emma Eckstein
Austrian author and psychoanalysis subject (1865–1924).
Born January 28th, 1865 in Gaudenzdorf.
Died July 30th, 1924 at 59 years old in Vienna (cerebral hemorrhage).
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