Famous Deaths In February - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1919 Josephine McGill, composer, dies at 41 on February - 24.
1922 On this day in history dmitri B Shostakovitch, father of Russian composer Dmitri D S, dies
1924 Edmond Picard, Fren/Belg writer (Ambidextre journalist), dies at 87 on February - 24.
1925 On February - 24 death of hjalmar Branting, Prime Minister of Sweden, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1860)
1926 On this day in history eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51
1929 On February - 24 andre-Charles-Prosper Messager, composer, dies at 75
1930 Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1933 Spottiswoode Aitken, actor (Eagle, Home Sweet Home), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1941 Oskar Loerke, German director (Longest Day-1926), dies at 56 on February - 24.
1944 On February - 24 leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80
1945 Death of Ahmed Maher Pasha, Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament on this day in history.
1953 Karl R G von Rundstedt, Germ gen-field marshal (Ardennes), dies at 77 on February - 24.
1958 Fernand Baldensperger [Fernand Baldenne], French poet, dies at 86 on this day in history.
1960 Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66 on February - 24.
1964 Alexander Archipenko, Ukr sculptor/water colors painter, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1967 Franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60 on February - 24.
1969 Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61 on February - 24.
1970 On February - 24 conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73
1973 On this day in history art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73
1975 On this day in history nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of USSR (1955-58), dies at 79
1976 Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82 on February - 24.
1982 Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71 on February - 24.
1983 On February - 24 herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90
1984 On February - 24 uwe Johnson, writer, dies at 59
1986 Death of Tommy Douglas, Canadian politician (b. 1904) on this day in history.
1987 Death of Jim Connors, Legendary Radio personality (b. 1940) on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history irwan Chanin, US theater builder, dies at 96
1989 On February - 24 death of sparky Adams, American baseball player (b. 1894)
1990 Johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61 on this day in history.
1991 George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71 on February - 24.
1992 Kay Loring, dies after long illness on February - 24.
1993 Bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies on February - 24.
1994 Dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76 on this day in history.
1995 Richard Nicholson, musician, dies at 89 on February - 24.
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