Famous Deaths In July - 24

1957  Sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72 on July - 24.  

1960  On July - 24 carl Deis, composer, dies at 77  

1962  On this day in history victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86  

1964  On this day in history erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies  

1965  On July - 24 constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59  

1966  On July - 24 tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32  

1967  On July - 24 little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72  

1969  Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (Ferdydurke, Dziennik), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1970  Death of Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman (b. 1897) on July - 24.  

1971  On July - 24 alan Rawsthorne, composer, dies at 66  

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1972  On this day in history death of bobby Ramirez, drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl  

1973  On July - 24 mary Frasca, singer/actress, dies in NYC  

1974  On this day in history death of chris Chubbock, newscaster, shoots self on air  

1979  Archie Duncan, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 65 on July - 24.  

1980  On July - 24 peter Sellers, actor (Pink Panther, Mouse that Roared), dies at 54  

1986  On July - 24 fritz A Lipman, discoverer (co-enzymes, Nobel 1953), dies at 87  

1989  On this day in history ernest Morrison, actor (Peggy Does Her Darndest), dies  

1990  Alan Clarke, director (Elephant, Road, Scum, Firm), dies at 54 on July - 24.  

1991  On this day in history freddie Brown, cricketer (English Test captain 1950-51), dies  

1992  On July - 24 arlette-Leonie Arletty, dies at 94  

1993  On this day in history ben[jamin S] Polak, Dutch physician/resistance fighter, dies  

1994  On this day in history grete Schickedanz, German head mistress, dies at 82  

1995  On this day in history don Richard Carpenter, novelist, dies at 64  

1996  "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1997  Saw Maung, general/president of Myanmar (Burma) (1988-92), dies on July - 24.  

2000  Death of Ahmad Shamlou, Iranian poet (b. 1925) on this day in history.  

2001  Death of Georges Dor, Canadian author, composer, singer and playwright (b. 1931) on July - 24.  

2005  Death of Richard Doll, English epidemiologist (b. 1912) on this day in history.  

2007  Death of Albert Ellis, American psychologist (b. 1913) on this day in history.  

2008  On this day in history death of norman Dello Joio, American composer (b. 1913)  

2009  Death of E. Lynn Harris, American Author (b. 1955) on this day in history.  

2010  Death of Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player (b. 1949) on July - 24.  

2018  On July - 24 death of mary Ellis, British ferry pilot  

2018  On July - 24 death of jack P. Lewis, American Biblical scholar  

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1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on this day in history.  

1660  On this day in history birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)  

1686  On this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]  

1720  On this day in history birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik  

1725  On July - 24 birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)  

1738  On this day in history birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)  

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on July - 24.  

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on July - 24.