Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In September - 24
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
1875 William Walker, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history. 

1881 On this day in history luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74 

1892 On September - 24 cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Suriname, dies at 69 

1894 Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book publisher (Van Dale), dies on this day in history. 

1896 On September - 24 francis SK Fitzgerald, US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies 

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

1910 On September - 24 rudolf Dellinger, composer, dies at 53 

1919 Frank Laver, cricketer (15 Tests for Aust 1899-1909), dies on this day in history. 

1930 Death of William A. MacCorkle, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857) on September - 24. 

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

1934 On September - 24 edwin Lehare, composer, dies at 69 

1938 Death of Lev Schnirelmann, Russian mathematician (b. 1900) on September - 24. 

1939 On September - 24 carl Laenmie, film producer, dies 

1948 On September - 24 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 this day in history. 

1953 Berthold Viertel, writer, dies at 68 on September - 24. 

1954 On this day in history death of edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904) 

1960 Matyas Seiber, composer, dies at 55 on September - 24. 

1961 On September - 24 sumner Welles, US diplomat (Good Neighbor Policy), dies at 68 

1967 Orville Caldwell, Deputy Major (LA-1940), dies at 71 on this day in history. 

1968 On this day in history harry Robert Wilson, composer, dies at 67 

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

1976 Bruno VeSota, actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll), dies at 54 on this day in history. 

1978 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

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 this day in history mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73 

1993 On this day in history zita Johann, Hungarian/US actress (Mummy), dies at 89 

1994 Colin Berry Haycraft, publisher, dies at 65 on this day in history. 

1996 Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, egyptologist, dies at 87 on this day in history. 

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