Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 24

1940  Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history ernst Ottwalt, writer, dies   

1950  Ernst Wiechert, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1956  On this day in history death of kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (b. 1898)   

1957  On this day in history albert Edward Sammons, composer, dies at 71   

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 this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history maurice Schoemaker, composer, dies at 73   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1974  On August - 24 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  Death of Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

1978  Louis Prima, singer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history death of hanna Reitsch, German test pilot (b. 1912)   

1980  Death of Yootha Joyce, British actress (b. 1927) on August - 24.   

1982  Jack Siedle, cricketer (batted in 18 Tests for S Africa), dies on this day in history.   

1983  On August - 24 jack Somack, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64   

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

1987  On August - 24 bayard Rustin, US civil rights activist, dies at 77   

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  On this day in history abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99   

1992  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history erich Geiringer, general Practitioner campaigner, dies at 78   

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

1997  Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90 on August - 24.   

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

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1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  On August - 24 birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24.   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on August - 24.   

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