Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 24
Friday, 18 July 2025
1894 On this day in history william Joseph Westbrook, composer, dies at 63
1895 On May - 24 joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter, dies at 73
1908 Death of Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821) on May - 24.
1919 On May - 24 amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican poet, dies at 48
1941 Lancelot Holland, British vice-admiral ((WW II/Hood), dies in battle on this day in history.
1943 On May - 24 vladimir I Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, Russian playwright, dies at 84
1948 On May - 24 alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78
1949 On this day in history death of aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. 1873)
1950 Death of Archibald Wavell, British general (b. 1883) on May - 24.
1953 On May - 24 cor Hermus, actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63
1956 On this day in history guy Kibbee, actor (Capt Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74
1959 John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack
1968 On May - 24 bernard Rogers, composer (Warrior, Passion), dies at 75
1969 Mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48 on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88
1974 Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75 on this day in history.
1976 Henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP), dies at 62 on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies
1981 On this day in history george Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83
1984 Death of Vincent J. McMahon, American pro wrestling promoter (b. 1914) on this day in history.
1986 Gunnar Bjornstrand, actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 76 on May - 24.
1987 On this day in history hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89
1988 James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87 on May - 24.
1989 Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish dramatist/poet, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1991 Gene Clark, folk-rocker (Byrds-Tambourine Man), dies at 49 on this day in history.
1992 On May - 24 joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79
1993 Death of Jesus Posadas Ocampo, Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66 on this day in history.
1994 Jean-Pierre E Plooij, Dutch writer (Bird House), dies at 48 on May - 24.
1995 On this day in history harold Wilson, British PM (1964-70, 74-76), dies of cancer at 79
1996 On May - 24 alexander Langsdorf, physicist, dies at 83
1997 On May - 24 edward Mulhare, actor (Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies of lung cancer at 74
2000 On this day in history death of kurt Schork, American reporter (b. 1947)
2002 Death of Wallace Markfield, American writer (b. 1926) on May - 24.
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