Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 24
Friday, 02 January 2026
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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