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 August - 24 ernst Ottwalt, writer, dies   

1950  Ernst Wiechert, writer, dies at 63 on August - 24.   

1954  Death of Getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71 on August - 24.   

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

1962  Henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74 on August - 24.   

1964  On August - 24 maurice Schoemaker, composer, dies at 73   

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

1968  On this day in history 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 August - 24.   

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 August - 24 charles H Revson, US cosmetic magnate, dies at 69   

1976  On this day in history michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76   

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 August - 24.   

1979  Death of Hanna Reitsch, German test pilot (b. 1912) on August - 24.   

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  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 August - 24.   

1990  On August - 24 death of sergei Dovlatov, Russian writer (b. 1941)   

1991  Abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99 on this day in history.   

1992  Andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader/jurist (Constitution), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1995  Erich Geiringer, general Practitioner campaigner, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1996  Ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69 on August - 24.   

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

1998  Death of E.G. Marshall, American actor (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

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1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on this day in history.   

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

1210  On this day in history 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  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer