Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
1940 Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1943 Ernst Ottwalt, writer, dies on August - 24.
1950 On August - 24 ernst Wiechert, writer, dies at 63
1954 On this day in history death of getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71
1956 Death of Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898) on this day in history.
1957 Albert Edward Sammons, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1958 John G Strijdom, premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1962 Henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74 on August - 24.
1964 On this day in history maurice Schoemaker, composer, dies at 73
1967 On this day in history amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65
1968 On August - 24 cyril Vincent, cricketer (84 wkts slow lefty for S Af 1927-35), dies
1972 Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1973 Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family), dies at 76 on August - 24.
1974 On this day in history death of alexander de Seversky, Russian-American aviation pioneer (b. 1894)
1975 On August - 24 charles H Revson, US cosmetic magnate, dies at 69
1976 On August - 24 michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76
1977 On this day in history death of buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)
1978 On August - 24 louis Prima, singer, dies at 66
1979 Death of Hanna Reitsch, German test pilot (b. 1912) on this day in history.
1980 On August - 24 death of yootha Joyce, British actress (b. 1927)
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 On this day in history paul Creston [Giuseppe/Joseph Guttoveggio], US composer, dies at 78
1987 On this day in history bayard Rustin, US civil rights activist, dies at 77
1988 Leonard Frey, actor (Tattoo, Magic Christian), dies of AIDS at 49 on August - 24.
1990 On this day in history death of sergei Dovlatov, Russian writer (b. 1941)
1991 On August - 24 abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99
1992 On August - 24 andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader/jurist (Constitution), dies at 74
1993 Professor D B Deodhar, cricketer (Ind non-Test bat o 30s), dies at 101 on August - 24.
1994 Jason McRoy, downhill MTB racer, dies at 23 on August - 24.
1995 Erich Geiringer, general Practitioner campaigner, dies at 78 on this day in history.
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 this day in history death of e.G. Marshall, American actor (b. 1910)
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