Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

1940  On August - 24 paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80   

1943  On this day in history ernst Ottwalt, writer, dies   

1950  Ernst Wiechert, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1954  Death of Getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71 on this day in history.   

1956  Death of Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898) on August - 24.   

1957  Albert Edward Sammons, composer, dies at 71 on August - 24.   

1958  On August - 24 john G Strijdom, premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65   

1962  On August - 24 henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74   

1964  On this day in history maurice Schoemaker, composer, dies at 73   

1967  Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 on August - 24.   

1968  Cyril Vincent, cricketer (84 wkts slow lefty for S Af 1927-35), dies on August - 24.   

1972  On this day in history carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 59   

1973  On August - 24 billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family), dies at 76   

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  Michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76 on August - 24.   

1977  Death of Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

1978  Louis Prima, singer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1979  On August - 24 death of hanna Reitsch, German test pilot (b. 1912)   

1980  Death of Yootha Joyce, British actress (b. 1927) on August - 24.   

1982  On August - 24 jack Siedle, cricketer (batted in 18 Tests for S Africa), dies   

1983  Jack Somack, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64 on August - 24.   

1985  Paul Creston [Giuseppe/Joseph Guttoveggio], US composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Sergei Dovlatov, Russian writer (b. 1941) on August - 24.   

1991  Abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99 on August - 24.   

1992  On August - 24 andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader/jurist (Constitution), dies at 74   

1993  On this day in history professor D B Deodhar, cricketer (Ind non-Test bat o 30s), dies at 101   

1994  Jason McRoy, downhill MTB racer, dies at 23 on this day in history.   

1995  On August - 24 erich Geiringer, general Practitioner campaigner, dies at 78   

1996  On August - 24 ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69   

1997  Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1998  On August - 24 death of e.G. Marshall, American actor (b. 1910)   

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1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on August - 24.   

1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  On this day in history birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on August - 24.   

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  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on August - 24.   

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