Famous Deaths In May - 24

1894  William Joseph Westbrook, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1895  On May - 24 joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter, dies at 73   

1908  Death of Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821) on May - 24.   

1919  Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican poet, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 24 lancelot Holland, British vice-admiral ((WW II/Hood), dies in battle   

1943  On this day in history vladimir I Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, Russian playwright, dies at 84   

1948  On May - 24 alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78   

1949  Death of Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1950  Death of Archibald Wavell, British general (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

1953  Cor Hermus, actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63 on May - 24.   

1956  Guy Kibbee, actor (Capt Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74 on May - 24.   

1959  John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71 on May - 24.   

1963  On this day in history elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack   

1968  Bernard Rogers, composer (Warrior, Passion), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1969  Mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48 on May - 24.   

1972  On May - 24 asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88   

1974  On this day in history duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75   

1976  Henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP), dies at 62 on May - 24.   

1979  Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies on May - 24.   

1981  On this day in history george Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83   

1984  Death of Vincent J. McMahon, American pro wrestling promoter (b. 1914) on May - 24.   

1986  On this day in history gunnar Bjornstrand, actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 76   

1987  Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1988  James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87 on May - 24.   

1989  Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish dramatist/poet, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 24 gene Clark, folk-rocker (Byrds-Tambourine Man), dies at 49   

1992  On this day in history joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79   

1993  Death of Jesus Posadas Ocampo, Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66 on May - 24.   

1994  On May - 24 jean-Pierre E Plooij, Dutch writer (Bird House), dies at 48   

1995  Harold Wilson, British PM (1964-70, 74-76), dies of cancer at 79 on this day in history.   

1996  On May - 24 alexander Langsdorf, physicist, dies at 83   

1997  Edward Mulhare, actor (Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies of lung cancer at 74 on May - 24.   

2000  On this day in history death of kurt Schork, American reporter (b. 1947)   

2002  On this day in history death of wallace Markfield, American writer (b. 1926)   

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1522  John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.   

1544  On May - 24 birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)   

1605  On this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church   

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on May - 24.   

1616  John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On May - 24 birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter   

1650  On this day in history birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist   

1671  On this day in history birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)