Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 21
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1871 John j rochussen: Gov-general of neth-in 

1872 Franz grillparzer: Austrian playwright (sappho/libussa), 

1881 Wilhelm matthias naeff: Swiss federal councilor (b. 1802) 

1882 Anton emil titl: Composer, 

1883 Jacopo tomadini: Composer, 

1884 Auguste franchomme: Composer, 

1888 Stephan hale alonzo marsh: Composer, 

1891 Calixa lavallee: Composer, 

1892 John couch adams: English co-discoverer of neptune, 

1894 Guillaume jean joseph nicolas lekeu: Composer, 

1901 Elisha gray: American inventor (b. 1835) 

1903 Hermanus j a m schaepman: Dutch clergyman/politician, 

1914 Theodor kittelsen: Norwegian artist (b. 1857) 

1919 Gojong of joseon: Emperor of korea (b. 1852) 

1924 Vladimir ilyich ulyanov lenin: Russian leader, 

1926 Camillo golgi: Ital medical research (malaria, nobel 1906), 

1927 Floris h verster: Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, 

1928 George goethals: American army engineer (b. 1858) 

1931 Felix blumenfeld: Composer, 

1932 [giles] lytton strachey: British biographer/critic, 

1933 George a. moore: Irish novelist (b. 1852) 

1937 Marie prevost: Canadian actress (b. 1898) 

1942 Henryk opienski: Polish composer/musicologist/conductor, 

1943 Otakar sini: Composer, 

1944 Gustaaf dfl schamelhout: Flemish physician/writer, 

1948 Ermanno wolf-ferrari: Composer, 

1950 George orwell: Author (animal farm, 1984), 

1954 Billy jenkins: 

1955 Maarten p vrij: Dutch lawyer/criminologist/high council, 

1956 Sam langford: Canadian boxer (b. 1883) 

1957 Arthur l bowley: English statistician/economist, 

1959 Cecil b[lount] de mille: Producer (10 commandments), 

1961 John joseph becker: Composer, 

1962 Andre lhote: French painter/art historian, 

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