Famous Deaths In September - 24

1875  On this day in history william Walker, composer, dies at 66  

1881  Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Suriname, dies at 69  

1894  Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book publisher (Van Dale), dies on September - 24.  

1896  Francis SK Fitzgerald, US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies on September - 24.  

1898  Bartel Wilton, ship builder, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1910  Rudolf Dellinger, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1919  Frank Laver, cricketer (15 Tests for Aust 1899-1909), dies on September - 24.  

1930  On September - 24 death of william A. MacCorkle, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)  

1933  On September - 24 death of mike Donlin, baseball player (b. 1878)  

1934  Edwin Lehare, composer, dies at 69 on September - 24.  

1938  Death of Lev Schnirelmann, Russian mathematician (b. 1900) on this day in history.  

1939  Carl Laenmie, film producer, dies on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history warren William, actor (Fear, Wolf Man, Madame X), dies at 53  

1949  On this day in history pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88  

1951  Georges Rency, Belgian poet/literature, dies at 75 on September - 24.  

1953  On this day in history berthold Viertel, writer, dies at 68  

1954  On September - 24 death of edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904)  

1960  On this day in history matyas Seiber, composer, dies at 55  

1961  On this day in history sumner Welles, US diplomat (Good Neighbor Policy), dies at 68  

1967  Orville Caldwell, Deputy Major (LA-1940), dies at 71 on September - 24.  

1968  Harry Robert Wilson, composer, dies at 67 on September - 24.  

1975  On this day in history clive Morton, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71  

1976  On this day in history bruno VeSota, actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll), dies at 54  

1978  On September - 24 ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80  

1981  On this day in history patsy Kelly, actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71  

1982  On September - 24 sarah Churchill, actress (Royal Wedding, Spring Meeting), dies at 67  

1983  Isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies on September - 24.  

1984  On this day in history neil Hamilton, actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85  

1990  Jay Currin, stuntman/actor (Back to the Beach, Serial), dies at 34 on September - 24.  

1991  On September - 24 mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73  

1993  Zita Johann, Hungarian/US actress (Mummy), dies at 89 on September - 24.  

1994  Colin Berry Haycraft, publisher, dies at 65 on September - 24.  

1996  On September - 24 iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, egyptologist, dies at 87  

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0015  Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on this day in history.  

1301  Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372) was born on this day in history.  

1501  On this day in history birth of girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)  

1513  Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535) was born on September - 24.  

1534  Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581) was born on September - 24.  

1564  On September - 24 birth of william Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)  

1583  Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general was born on September - 24.  

1625  Johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland was born on this day in history.