Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 01
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1877 Joseph-leon gatayes: Composer, 

1878 George cruikshank: English illustrator (grimm), 

1883 Pavel melnikov: Russian historian/author, 

1889 Joseph gungl: Composer, 

1893 George henry sanderson: Mayor of san francisco (b. 1824) 

1897 Constantin von ettingshausen: Austrian geologist (b. 1826) 

1902 Salomon jaoassohn: Composer, 

1903 George g stokes: British physicist/pres royal society, 

1904 Peter pm alberdingk thijm: Dutch historian/writer, 

1905 Oswald aschenbach: German painter, 

1908 Carlos i: King of portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 

1910 Otto julius bierbaum: German writer (irrgarten der liebe), 

1916 Anton simon: Composer, 

1922 William desmond taylor: Director/actor (broken coin), 

1928 Hughie jennings: American baseball player and manager (b. 1869) 

1929 August otto halm: Composer, 

1936 Georgios kondylis: General of the greek army and prime minister of greece (b. 1878) 

1937 Marguerite audoux: Writer, 

1940 Philip francis nowlan: Science fiction writer, creator of buck rogers character (b. 1888) 

1944 Martin lunssens: Composer, 

1945 Johan huizinga: Dutch culture historian (homo ludens), 

1946 Hans betghe: Writer, 

1949 Herbert stothart: Composer, 

1954 Julius p hoste: Belg minister/newspaper publisher, 

1957 Friedrich von paulus: German field marshall (stalingrad), 

1958 Clinton joseph davisson: 

1959 Madame sul-to-wan: [conley], actress (birth of a nation), 

1963 Fleetwood lindley: The last living person to see abraham lincoln's face (b. 1888) 

1966 Buster keaton: [joseph francis], us comic (general), 

1967 Ernie bromley: Cricketer (2 tests for australia 1933-34), 

1968 Lawson little: Amateur golfer (us/brit opens 1934,35), 

1970 Blaz arnic: Composer, 

1971 Jim a j christy: Cricket (10 tests for s af, 638 runs at 34 33), 

1974 Lynda ann healy: 1st bundy murder victim, abducted in seattle 

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