Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 24

1894  William Joseph Westbrook, composer, dies at 63 on May - 24.   

1895  On this day in history joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter, dies at 73   

1908  On May - 24 death of old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821)   

1919  On this day in history amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican poet, dies at 48   

1941  On May - 24 lancelot Holland, British vice-admiral ((WW II/Hood), dies in battle   

1943  Vladimir I Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, Russian playwright, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1948  Alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78 on May - 24.   

1949  Death of Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. 1873) on May - 24.   

1950  On May - 24 death of archibald Wavell, British general (b. 1883)   

1953  On this day in history cor Hermus, actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63   

1956  Guy Kibbee, actor (Capt Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1959  On May - 24 john Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71   

1963  Elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1968  Bernard Rogers, composer (Warrior, Passion), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1969  Mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48 on May - 24.   

1972  On May - 24 asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88   

1974  Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP), dies at 62   

1979  Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies on this day in history.   

1981  George Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83 on May - 24.   

1984  On this day in history death of vincent J. McMahon, American pro wrestling promoter (b. 1914)   

1986  Gunnar Bjornstrand, actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1987  On May - 24 hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89   

1988  James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 24 herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish dramatist/poet, dies at 72   

1991  Gene Clark, folk-rocker (Byrds-Tambourine Man), dies at 49 on May - 24.   

1992  Joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1993  On May - 24 death of jesus Posadas Ocampo, Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66   

1994  Jean-Pierre E Plooij, Dutch writer (Bird House), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1995  Harold Wilson, British PM (1964-70, 74-76), dies of cancer at 79 on May - 24.   

1996  Alexander Langsdorf, physicist, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history edward Mulhare, actor (Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies of lung cancer at 74   

2000  On May - 24 death of kurt Schork, American reporter (b. 1947)   

2002  On this day in history death of wallace Markfield, American writer (b. 1926)   

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1522  John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on May - 24.   

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on this day in history.   

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on this day in history.   

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)   

1619  On this day in history birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter   

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on this day in history.   

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on May - 24.