Famous Deaths In July - 24

1957  Sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1962  On July - 24 victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86   

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

1965  Constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59 on July - 24.   

1966  Tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1967  Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72 on July - 24.   

1969  On this day in history witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (Ferdydurke, Dziennik), dies at 64   

1970  Death of Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

1971  Alan Rawsthorne, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1972  Death of Bobby Ramirez, drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl on this day in history.   

1973  Mary Frasca, singer/actress, dies in NYC on this day in history.   

1974  On July - 24 death of chris Chubbock, newscaster, shoots self on air   

1979  On this day in history archie Duncan, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 65   

1980  Peter Sellers, actor (Pink Panther, Mouse that Roared), dies at 54 on July - 24.   

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

1989  On July - 24 ernest Morrison, actor (Peggy Does Her Darndest), dies   

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

1991  On July - 24 freddie Brown, cricketer (English Test captain 1950-51), dies   

1992  Arlette-Leonie Arletty, dies at 94 on July - 24.   

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

1994  Grete Schickedanz, German head mistress, dies at 82 on July - 24.   

1995  Don Richard Carpenter, novelist, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1996  "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60 on July - 24.   

1997  Saw Maung, general/president of Myanmar (Burma) (1988-92), dies on this day in history.   

2000  Death of Ahmad Shamlou, Iranian poet (b. 1925) on July - 24.   

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

2005  On this day in history death of richard Doll, English epidemiologist (b. 1912)   

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

2008  Death of Norman Dello Joio, American composer (b. 1913) on July - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

2018  Death of Mary Ellis, British ferry pilot on July - 24.   

2018  Death of Jack P. Lewis, American Biblical scholar on this day in history.   

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1380  On July - 24 birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint   

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on July - 24.   

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on July - 24.   

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

1725  John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.   

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on this day in history.   

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

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on this day in history.