Famous Deaths In August - 24

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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1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on this day in history.   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on August - 24.   

1210  On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24.   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1420  On August - 24 birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on August - 24.