People who died on April 24 70
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Mellitus
d. 624
Mellitus, saint and archbishop of Canterbury
Petronille de Chemillé
d. 1149
Petronille de Chemillé, abbess of Fontevrault
Gertrude of Austria
d. 1288 (b. 1226)
Gertrude of Austria (b. 1226)
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Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat
d. 1338 (b. 1291)
Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat (b. 1291)
Jorge Manrique
d. 1479 (b. 1440)
Jorge Manrique, Spanish poet (b. 1440)
Şehzade Ahmet
d. 1513 (b. 1465)
Şehzade Ahmet, Ottoman prince (b. 1465)
Concino Concini
d. 1617 (b. 1575)
Concino Concini, Italian-French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1575)
Fidelis of Sigmaringen
d. 1622 (b. 1577)
Fidelis of Sigmaringen, German friar and saint (b. 1577)
Thomas Fincke
d. 1656 (b. 1561)
Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)
Daniel Defoe
d. 1731 (b. 1660)
Daniel Defoe, English journalist, novelist, and spy (b. 1660)
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Anton thor Helle
d. 1748 (b. 1683)
Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman and translator (b. 1683)
Eleazar Wheelock
d. 1779 (b. 1711)
Eleazar Wheelock, American minister and academic, founded Dartmouth College (b. 1711)
Axel von Fersen the Elder
d. 1794 (b. 1719)
Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish field marshal and politician (b. 1719)
Vasily Zhukovsky
d. 1852 (b. 1783)
Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator (b. 1783)
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
d. 1891 (b. 1800)
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German field marshal (b. 1800)
G. Stanley Hall
d. 1924 (b. 1844)
G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (b. 1844)
David Kldiashvili
d. 1931 (b. 1862)
David Kldiashvili, Georgian author and playwright (b. 1862)
Anastasios Papoulas
d. 1935 (b. 1857)
Anastasios Papoulas, Greek general (b. 1857)
George Grey Barnard
d. 1938 (b. 1863)
George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (d. 1938)
Louis Trousselier
d. 1939 (b. 1881)
Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)
Karin Boye
d. 1941 (b. 1900)
Karin Boye, Swedish author and poet (b. 1900)
Lucy Maud Montgomery
d. 1942 (b. 1874)
Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (b. 1874)
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Charles Jordan (magician)
d. 1944 (b. 1888)
Charles Jordan, American magician (b. 1888)
Ernst-Robert Grawitz
d. 1945 (b. 1899)
Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (b. 1899)
Hans Biebow
d. 1947 (b. 1902)
Hans Biebow, German SS officer (b. 1902)
Willa Cather
d. 1947 (b. 1873)
Willa Cather, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1873)
Jāzeps Vītols
d. 1948 (b. 1863)
Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer (d. 1948)
Guy Mairesse
d. 1954 (b. 1910)
Guy Mairesse, French race car driver (d. 1954)
Max von Laue
d. 1960 (b. 1879)
Max von Laue, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)
Lee Moran
d. 1961 (b. 1888)
Lee Moran, American actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1888)
Milt Franklyn
d. 1962 (b. 1897)
Milt Franklyn, American composer (d. 1962)
Gerhard Domagk
d. 1964 (b. 1895)
Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist (b. 1895)
Louise Dresser
d. 1965 (b. 1878)
Louise Dresser, American actress (d. 1965)
Simon Chikovani
d. 1966 (b. 1902)
Simon Chikovani, Georgian poet and author (b. 1902)
Vladimir Komarov
d. 1967 (b. 1927)
Vladimir Komarov, Russian pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)
Robert Richards (Australian politician)
d. 1967 (b. 1885)
Robert Richards, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of South Australia (d. 1967)
Otis Spann
d. 1970 (b. 1930)
Otis Spann, American singer and pianist (b. 1930)
Fernando Amorsolo
d. 1972 (b. 1892)
Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (d. 1972)
Bud Abbott
d. 1974 (b. 1897)
Bud Abbott, American comedian (d. 1974)
Pete Ham
d. 1975 (b. 1947)
Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
Mark Tobey
d. 1976 (b. 1890)
Mark Tobey, American-Swiss painter and educator (b. 1890)
Alejo Carpentier
d. 1980 (b. 1904)
Alejo Carpentier, Swiss-Cuban musicologist and author (b. 1904)
Ville Ritola
d. 1982 (b. 1896)
Ville Ritola, Finnish runner (b. 1896)
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Erol Güngör
d. 1983 (b. 1938)
Erol Güngör, Turkish sociologist, psychologist, and academic (b. 1938)
Rolf Stommelen
d. 1983 (b. 1943)
Rolf Stommelen, German race car driver (d. 1983)
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Rafael Pérez y Pérez
d. 1984 (b. 1891)
Rafael Pérez y Pérez, Spanish author (d. 1984)
Oliver Tambo
d. 1993 (b. 1917)
Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and activist (b. 1917)
Tran Duc Thao
d. 1993 (b. 1917)
Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (d. 1993)
Lodewijk Bruckman
d. 1995 (b. 1903)
Lodewijk Bruckman, Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 1995)
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Allan Francovich
d. 1997 (b. 1941)
Allan Francovich, American director and producer (b. 1941)
Pat Paulsen
d. 1997 (b. 1927)
Pat Paulsen, American comedian and actor (d. 1997)
Eugene Stoner
d. 1997 (b. 1922)
Eugene Stoner, American engineer, designed the AR-15 rifle (b. 1922)
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Josef Peters (racing driver)
d. 2001 (b. 1914)
Josef Peters, German racing driver (b. 1914)
Johnny Valentine
d. 2001 (b. 1928)
Johnny Valentine, American wrestler (d. 2001)
Lucien Wercollier
d. 2002 (b. 1908)
Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourger sculptor (d. 2002)
José Giovanni
d. 2004 (b. 1923)
José Giovanni, French-Swiss director and producer (b. 1923)
Estée Lauder (businesswoman)
d. 2004 (b. 1906)
Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founded the Estée Lauder Companies (d. 2004)
Ezer Weizman
d. 2005 (b. 1924)
Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005)
Fei Xiaotong
d. 2005 (b. 1910)
Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist and academic (b. 1910)
Brian Labone
d. 2006 (b. 1940)
Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)
Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar)
d. 2006 (b. 1914)
Moshe Teitelbaum, Romanian-American rabbi and author (b. 1914)
Jimmy Giuffre
d. 2008 (b. 1921)
Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2008)
Sathya Sai Baba
d. 2011 (b. 1926)
Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philanthropist (b. 1926)
Hans Hollein
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Hans Hollein, Austrian architect, designed Haas House (b. 1934)
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Sandy Jardine
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1948)
Shobha Nagi Reddy
d. 2014 (b. 1968)
Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (b. 1968)
Tadeusz Różewicz
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Tadeusz Różewicz, Polish poet and playwright (d. 2014)
Władysław Bartoszewski
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1922)
Tommy Kono
d. 2016 (b. 1930)
Tommy Kono, American weightlifter and coach (b. 1930)
Robert Pirsig
d. 2017 (b. 1928)
Robert Pirsig, American author and philosopher (b. 1928)