Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 10
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1876 Charles joseph sainte-claire deville: French geologist (b. 1814) 

1886 David l yule: 1st jewish us senator, 

1889 Adolph von henselt: Composer, 

1893 Lip pike: American baseball player (b. 1845) 

1901 Lorenzo snow: Fifth president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (b. 1814) 

1910 Willem maris: Painter (hague school), 

1913 Katsura taro: Prime minister of japan (b. 1848) 

1914 Gijsbert van tienhoven: Mayor (amsterdam)/foreign minister, 

1927 Gustave whitehead: German-born inventor (b. 1874) 

1930 Adolf engler: German botanist (b. 1844) 

1931 Karl von bach: German engineer (maschinenelemente), 

1935 Arthur henderson: British labour minister (nobel 1934), 

1938 Martin bladen: Cricketer (the 7th lord hawke), 

1939 Eleanor rigby: A real person whose name may have suggested the title to the beatles song (b. 1895) 

1940 Berton churchill: Canadian actor (b. 1876) 

1942 Richard von schaukal: Austria poet/writer (schlemihle), 

1957 Karl genzken: Nazi physician (b. 1885) 

1959 Friedrich: Prince of liechtenstein, 

1963 Roy cazaly: Australian rules footballer (b. 1893) 

1964 Eddie cantor: Comedian (eddie cantor comedy theater), 

1965 Georgy mikhaylovich rimsky-korsakov: Composer, 

1967 Ervin major: Composer, 

1968 Wilhelmina j "willy" haak: Dutch actress (abandoned child), 

1970 Adam rapacki: Polish minister of maritime (1956-68), 

1971 John cawte beaglehole: New zealand historian (b. 1901) 

1973 Albe: [renaut a joostens], flemish writer (paradise bird), 

1974 Marie luise kaschnitz: Writer, 

1975 Lillian walker: 

1976 Connee boswell: Singer (pete kelly's blue), 

1977 Angelo muscat: Maltese actor (b. 1930) 

1978 Gesina van de molen: Dutch lawyer, 

1979 Paul paray: French composer, 

1980 Bill thomas: Actor (buckwheat), 

1982 Jean effel: French painter and journalist (b. 1908) 

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