Famous Deaths In August - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1940 Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 on August - 24.
1943 Ernst Ottwalt, writer, dies on August - 24.
1950 Ernst Wiechert, writer, dies at 63 on August - 24.
1954 Death of Getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71 on August - 24.
1956 Death of Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898) on August - 24.
1957 On this day in history albert Edward Sammons, composer, dies at 71
1958 On this day in history john G Strijdom, premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65
1962 On this day in history henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74
1964 Maurice Schoemaker, composer, dies at 73 on August - 24.
1967 Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1968 Cyril Vincent, cricketer (84 wkts slow lefty for S Af 1927-35), dies on August - 24.
1972 Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1973 Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family), dies at 76 on August - 24.
1974 On this day in history death of alexander de Seversky, Russian-American aviation pioneer (b. 1894)
1975 On this day in history charles H Revson, US cosmetic magnate, dies at 69
1976 On August - 24 michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76
1977 Death of Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916) on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history louis Prima, singer, dies at 66
1979 On August - 24 death of hanna Reitsch, German test pilot (b. 1912)
1980 On August - 24 death of yootha Joyce, British actress (b. 1927)
1982 Jack Siedle, cricketer (batted in 18 Tests for S Africa), dies on August - 24.
1983 Jack Somack, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history paul Creston [Giuseppe/Joseph Guttoveggio], US composer, dies at 78
1987 Bayard Rustin, US civil rights activist, dies at 77 on August - 24.
1988 Leonard Frey, actor (Tattoo, Magic Christian), dies of AIDS at 49 on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history death of sergei Dovlatov, Russian writer (b. 1941)
1991 Abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99 on August - 24.
1992 Andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader/jurist (Constitution), dies at 74 on August - 24.
1993 Professor D B Deodhar, cricketer (Ind non-Test bat o 30s), dies at 101 on this day in history.
1994 Jason McRoy, downhill MTB racer, dies at 23 on August - 24.
1995 Erich Geiringer, general Practitioner campaigner, dies at 78 on August - 24.
1996 Ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1997 Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90 on this day in history.
1998 Death of E.G. Marshall, American actor (b. 1910) on August - 24.
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