Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 12
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1928 Salvador diaz miron: Mexicans poet, 

1930 Dyce willcocks: Cricketer ("grand old man" of canadian cricket), 

1932 René de clerq: Flemish poet/writer (book of love), 

1936 Isidore weiss: French world checker champion, 

1937 Mikhail tukhachevsky: Marshal of the soviet union (b. 1893) 

1942 Walter leigh: Composer, 

1946 Count hisaichi terauchi: Japanese fieldmarshal, 

1947 Jazeps medins: Composer, 

1952 Michael von faulhaber: Cardinal/archbishop of munich, 

1957 James f "jimmy" dorsey: Us orchestra leader, 

1962 John n ireland: English composer/pianist (epic march), 

1963 Andrew browne: Irish/british admiral (cape matapan, ww ii), 

1966 Hermann scherchen: German conductor/music publisher, 

1968 Fidelio friedrich finke: Composer, 

1969 Alexander deyneka: Ukrainian painter (b. 1899) 

1972 Edmund wilson: Us writer (to the finland station), 

1978 Guo moruo: Chinese writer (b. 1892) 

1980 Milburn stone: Actor (doc-gunsmoke), 

1982 Karl von frisch: Austrian zoologist, recipient of the nobel prize in physiology or medicine (b. 1886) 

1983 Norma shearer: Actress (escape, romeo & juliet), 

1986 Antoon breyne: Belgian journalist, 

1988 Marcel poot: Belgian baron/composer, 

1989 Peter conrad baden: Composer, 

1990 Terence o'neil: Lord/pm of ulster (1963-69), 

1992 Edward fleming: Danish director (lille spejl), 

1994 Menachem mendel schneerson: Lubavitcher leader (1950-94), 

1995 Arturo benedetti michelangeli: Pianist, 

1996 Ilona ference: Actress (quatermass ii, star of my night), 

1997 Bulat okudzhava: Russian writer and musician (b. 1924) 

2000 P.l.deshpande: Marathi writer (b. 1919) 

2002 Bill blass: American fashion designer (b. 1922) 

2003 Gregory peck: American actor (b. 1916) 

2005 Scott young: Canadian sportswriter, novelist, and journalist (b. 1918) 

2006 György ligeti: Hungarian composer (b. 1923) 

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