Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24

1938  Ernst Barlach, writer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1940  Victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74 on October - 24.   

1942  On this day in history arthur Dolphin, cricketer (1 Test England 1921, 1 run, 1 catch), dies   

1943  On October - 24 death of hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, French Canadian poet (b. 1912)   

1944  On October - 24 lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54   

1945  On October - 24 death of robert Ley, German nazi, commits suicide   

1948  On October - 24 franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78   

1949  On October - 24 joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70   

1952  On October - 24 frederick Jacobi, composer, dies at 61   

1953  Ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74 on October - 24.   

1957  Christian Dior, French designer (New Look), dies at 52 in Italy on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81   

1963  On this day in history beverly Wills, actress (Beverly-I Married Joan), dies at 29   

1966  On October - 24 death of sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician (b. 1896)   

1967  Lyle Latell, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon), dies at 63 on October - 24.   

1969  Otto Jochum, composer, dies at 71 on October - 24.   

1970  On October - 24 richard Hofstadter, US historian, dies at 54   

1971  On October - 24 carl Ruggles, US composer (Evocations), dies at 95   

1972  Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player (Bkln Dodgers), dies at 53 on October - 24.   

1973  Jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies on October - 24.   

1974  David Oistrach, Russian violinist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1975  Death of Ismail Erez, Turkish ambassador, killed by car bomb in Paris on October - 24.   

1976  On this day in history richard Sturzenegger, composer, dies at 70   

1980  Leonid Georiyevich Ivanov, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 33), dies at 30 on October - 24.   

1981  Deborah Baltzell, actress (Karen-I'm a Big Girl Now), dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1982  On October - 24 james Philbrook, actor (Islanders, Investigators), dies at 58   

1983  Jessica Savitch, news anchor (NBC-TV), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history edith Massey, actress (Polyester, Pink Flamingos), dies at 66   

1985  Death of Richie Evans, American NASCAR driver (b. 1941) on this day in history.   

1987  Constantin Alajalov, Russian artist, dies at 86 on October - 24.   

1991  Gene Roddenberry, creator (Star Trek), dies of cardiac arrest at 70 on October - 24.   

1992  Alexander V Van de Wall Bake, staff leader/gov KMA Breda, dies on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history death of ben Scholtens, historian (Gaama Duumi), murdered at 39   

1994  On October - 24 alexandr Nikolaievich Shelepin, dir of KGB (1958-61), dies   

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0051  On October - 24 birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)   

1378  On this day in history birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)   

1607  On this day in history birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver   

1632  On this day in history birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)   

1675  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.   

1710  On October - 24 birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  On this day in history birth of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)   

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on October - 24.