Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24
Friday, 18 July 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 this day in history ernst Wiechert, writer, dies at 63
1954 Death of Getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71 on August - 24.
1956 Death of Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898) on August - 24.
1957 On August - 24 albert Edward Sammons, composer, dies at 71
1958 John G Strijdom, premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65 on August - 24.
1962 Henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1964 Maurice Schoemaker, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1967 Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1968 Cyril Vincent, cricketer (84 wkts slow lefty for S Af 1927-35), dies on August - 24.
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 this day in history.
1974 On August - 24 death of alexander de Seversky, Russian-American aviation pioneer (b. 1894)
1975 Charles H Revson, US cosmetic magnate, dies at 69 on August - 24.
1976 Michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76 on August - 24.
1977 On August - 24 death of buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)
1978 On August - 24 louis Prima, singer, dies at 66
1979 On this day in history death of hanna Reitsch, German test pilot (b. 1912)
1980 On this day in history death of yootha Joyce, British actress (b. 1927)
1982 Jack Siedle, cricketer (batted in 18 Tests for S Africa), dies on August - 24.
1983 On this day in history jack Somack, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64
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 On this day in history leonard Frey, actor (Tattoo, Magic Christian), dies of AIDS at 49
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 this day in history.
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 On August - 24 jason McRoy, downhill MTB racer, dies at 23
1995 Erich Geiringer, general Practitioner campaigner, dies at 78 on August - 24.
1996 Ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69 on August - 24.
1997 Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90 on this day in history.
1998 Death of E.G. Marshall, American actor (b. 1910) on this day in history.
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