Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

1940  On this day in history paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80   

1943  Ernst Ottwalt, writer, dies on August - 24.   

1950  On August - 24 ernst Wiechert, writer, dies at 63   

1954  On August - 24 death of getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71   

1956  On August - 24 death of kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898)   

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

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 August - 24.   

1964  Maurice Schoemaker, composer, dies at 73 on August - 24.   

1967  Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history cyril Vincent, cricketer (84 wkts slow lefty for S Af 1927-35), dies   

1972  On August - 24 carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 59   

1973  Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1974  Death of Alexander de Seversky, Russian-American aviation pioneer (b. 1894) on August - 24.   

1975  On this day in history charles H Revson, US cosmetic magnate, dies at 69   

1976  Michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history death of buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)   

1978  Louis Prima, singer, dies at 66 on August - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history paul Creston [Giuseppe/Joseph Guttoveggio], US composer, dies at 78   

1987  Bayard Rustin, US civil rights activist, dies at 77 on August - 24.   

1988  On August - 24 leonard Frey, actor (Tattoo, Magic Christian), dies of AIDS at 49   

1990  Death of Sergei Dovlatov, Russian writer (b. 1941) on this day in history.   

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 August - 24 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  Erich Geiringer, general Practitioner campaigner, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69   

1997  On this day in history phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90   

1998  On this day in history death of e.G. Marshall, American actor (b. 1910)   

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1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on this day in history.   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on August - 24.   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.   

1210  On August - 24 birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  On August - 24 birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)   

1393  On this day in history birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)   

1420  On this day in history birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.