Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 03
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1875 Baldassare galuppi: Italian composer (opera's buff), 

1882 William h ainsworth: English writer (guy fawkes), 

1895 James merritt ives: American lithographer with nathaniel currier (b. 1824) 

1898 James wimshurst: British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), 

1900 Edwin george monk: Composer, 

1903 Alois hitler: Father of adolf hitler (b. 1837) 

1907 Josef foerster: Composer, 

1911 Alexandros papadiamantis: Greek author (b. 1851) 

1912 Felix dahn: Writer, 

1914 Stephane raoul pugno: Composer, 

1915 James e flecker: British diplomat/novelist (hassan), 

1916 Grenville m. dodge: American civil war union army major general (b. 1831) 

1923 Jaroslav hasek: Czech writer (good soldier schweyk), 

1927 Carle david tolmé runge: German physicist (b. 1856) 

1931 Joseph j c joffre: French marshal, 

1933 Wilhelm cuno: German reich's chancellor (1922-23), 

1938 Arthur boon: Flemish priest/philologist, 

1942 Pauline beersmans: [pljm van cuyck], flemish actress, 

1943 Sir walter james: Premier of western australia (b. 1863) 

1944 Jurgis baltrušaitis: Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) 

1945 Fyodor akimenko: Composer, 

1946 William joyce: (lord haw haw), hanged in britain for treason 

1951 Fred barlow: Composer, 

1956 Alexander tikhonovich gretshaninov: Russian/us composer, 

1960 Victor seastrom: Entertainer, 

1963 Oscar backing: Austria/neth viola player, 

1965 Betty harte: Entertainer, 

1966 Rex lease: Actor (perils of pauline, dakota, california), 

1967 Jack ruby: Assassin who killed assassin lee harvey oswald, 

1969 Howard mcnear: Actor (irma la douce), 

1970 Gladys aylward: British missionary in china; portrayed by ingrid bergman in the inn of the sixth happiness (b. 1902) 

1972 Frans masereel: Flem wwii resistance fighter (le soleil), 

1974 Gino cervi: Actor (becket, don camillo), 

1975 Milton j cross: Tv announcer (met opera auditions), 

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