Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 19
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1854 Robert jameson: Scottish naturalist (b. 1774) 

1862 Louis powell harvey: Us governor of wisconsin, drowns 

1867 Robert smirke: British architect, 

1870 Andreas schelfhout: Painter/etcher/lithographer, 

1874 Owen jones: Architect, 

1876 Samuel sebastian wesley: Composer, 

1881 Benjamin disraeli: 1st earl (beaconsfield)/novelist, 

1882 Charles robert darwin: Evolutionist (origin of species), 

1889 Warren de la rue: Astronomer/chemist, 

1892 Fr. thomas dale ssc: Anglican clergyman prosecuted for ritualist practices in the 1870s (b. 1821) 

1893 John addington symonds: Critic/poet, 

1895 George scharf: Critic, 

1901 Alfred horatio belo: American newswriter and businessman (b. 1839) 

1906 Pierre curie: French physicist/chemist (nobel 1903), 

1914 Charles pierce: Philosopher/scientist, 

1916 Ephraim shay: American inventor (b. 1839) 

1923 Thomas paine westendorf: Composer, 

1926 Squire bancroft: [butterfield], actor/manager (haymarket), 

1930 Georges-casimir dessaulles: Canadian senator (b. 1827) 

1932 Wladyslaw rzepko: Composer, 

1937 William m conway: English historian/explorer (spitzbergen), 

1938 Henry john newbolt: Poet/author (stu 

1941 Johanna muller-hermann: Composer, 

1943 Alexander schmorell: German resistance fighter, beheaded 

1944 Tommy hitchcock: Polo player (westchester cup 1924, 27), 

1945 J p heyboer: Resistance fighter, executed 

1949 Ulrich salchow: Swedish figure skater (b. 1877) 

1950 Tyrwhitt-wilson: 14th baron berners/composer, 

1956 Ernst r curtius: German literature historian, 

1957 Charles funk: Encylope 

1964 Cyril merry: Cricketer (wi batsman in 2 tests 1933), 

1965 George davis: Actor (private lives, devil may care), 

1967 Conrad adenauer: West germany chancellor (1949-63), 

1968 Tommy bridges: Us baseball pitcher (detroit tigers), 

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