Famous Deaths In July - 24

1957  Sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1960  Carl Deis, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86   

1964  Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1965  Constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59 on July - 24.   

1966  Tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1967  On July - 24 little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72   

1969  On July - 24 witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (Ferdydurke, Dziennik), dies at 64   

1970  Death of Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

1971  Alan Rawsthorne, composer, dies at 66 on July - 24.   

1972  On July - 24 death of bobby Ramirez, drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl   

1973  On July - 24 mary Frasca, singer/actress, dies in NYC   

1974  On July - 24 death of chris Chubbock, newscaster, shoots self on air   

1979  Archie Duncan, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 65 on July - 24.   

1980  On this day in history peter Sellers, actor (Pink Panther, Mouse that Roared), dies at 54   

1986  Fritz A Lipman, discoverer (co-enzymes, Nobel 1953), dies at 87 on July - 24.   

1989  Ernest Morrison, actor (Peggy Does Her Darndest), dies on July - 24.   

1990  On July - 24 alan Clarke, director (Elephant, Road, Scum, Firm), dies at 54   

1991  On July - 24 freddie Brown, cricketer (English Test captain 1950-51), dies   

1992  On this day in history arlette-Leonie Arletty, dies at 94   

1993  On July - 24 ben[jamin S] Polak, Dutch physician/resistance fighter, dies   

1994  Grete Schickedanz, German head mistress, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1995  Don Richard Carpenter, novelist, dies at 64 on July - 24.   

1996  "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1997  Saw Maung, general/president of Myanmar (Burma) (1988-92), dies on July - 24.   

2000  On this day in history death of ahmad Shamlou, Iranian poet (b. 1925)   

2001  Death of Georges Dor, Canadian author, composer, singer and playwright (b. 1931) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of richard Doll, English epidemiologist (b. 1912)   

2007  On this day in history death of albert Ellis, American psychologist (b. 1913)   

2008  Death of Norman Dello Joio, American composer (b. 1913) on July - 24.   

2009  Death of E. Lynn Harris, American Author (b. 1955) on July - 24.   

2010  Death of Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player (b. 1949) on July - 24.   

2018  On July - 24 death of mary Ellis, British ferry pilot   

2018  On this day in history death of jack P. Lewis, American Biblical scholar   

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1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on this day in history.   

1660  On July - 24 birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)   

1686  On this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born on July - 24.   

1725  On July - 24 birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on July - 24.   

1757  On this day in history birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

1759  On July - 24 birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)