People who died on February 24 84
Æthelberht of Kent
d. 616 (b. 560)
Æthelberht of Kent (b. 560)
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Liu Yun (governor)
d. 951
Liu Yun, Chinese governor (jiedushi)
Borrell (bishop of Vic)
d. 1018
Borrell, bishop of Vic
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Thomas (12th-century bishop)
d. 1114
Thomas, archbishop of York
Charles III of Naples
d. 1386 (b. 1345)
Charles III of Naples (b. 1345)
Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
d. 1496 (b. 1445)
Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1445)
Jacques de La Palice
d. 1525 (b. 1470)
Jacques de La Palice, French nobleman and military officer (b. 1470)
Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet
d. 1525
Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier (b. c. 1488)
Richard de la Pole
d. 1525 (b. 1480)
Richard de la Pole, last Yorkist claimant to the English throne (b. 1480)
Francis, Duke of Guise
d. 1563 (b. 1519)
Francis, Duke of Guise (b. 1519)
Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel
d. 1580 (b. 1512)
Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, Chancellor of the University of Oxford (d. 1580)
Johann Weyer
d. 1588 (b. 1515)
Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist (b. 1515)
Nicholas Lanier
d. 1666 (b. 1588)
Nicholas Lanier, English singer-songwriter and lute player (d. 1666)
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle
d. 1685 (b. 1629)
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland (b. 1629)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
d. 1704 (b. 1643)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (b. 1643)
Edmund Andros
d. 1714 (b. 1637)
Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1637)
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
d. 1721 (b. 1648)
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1721)
Francis Charteris (rake)
d. 1732 (b. 1675)
Francis Charteris, Scottish soldier (b. 1675)
Joseph I of Portugal
d. 1777 (b. 1714)
Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)
Carlo Buonaparte
d. 1785 (b. 1746)
Carlo Buonaparte, Corsican lawyer and politician (b. 1746)
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
d. 1799 (b. 1742)
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist and academic (d. 1799)
Henry Cavendish
d. 1810 (b. 1731)
Henry Cavendish, French-English chemist, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1810)
Étienne-Louis Malus
d. 1812 (b. 1775)
Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)
Robert Fulton
d. 1815 (b. 1765)
Robert Fulton, American engineer (b. 1765)
Thomas Bowdler
d. 1825 (b. 1754)
Thomas Bowdler, English physician and philanthropist (d. 1825)
Nikolai Lobachevsky
d. 1856 (b. 1792)
Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1792)
Joseph Jenkins Roberts
d. 1876 (b. 1809)
Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian politician, 1st President of Liberia (b. 1809)
Shiranui Kōemon
d. 1879 (b. 1825)
Shiranui Kōemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 11th Yokozuna (b. 1825)
Osman Hamdi Bey
d. 1910 (b. 1842)
Osman Hamdi Bey, Greek archaeologist and painter (b. 1842)
Joshua Chamberlain
d. 1914 (b. 1828)
Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (d. 1914)
Hjalmar Branting
d. 1925 (b. 1860)
Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
Edward Marshall Hall
d. 1927 (b. 1858)
Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (d. 1927)
André Messager
d. 1929 (b. 1853)
André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
Hermann von Ihering
d. 1930 (b. 1850)
Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (d. 1930)
Robert La Follette Jr.
d. 1953 (b. 1895)
Robert La Follette Jr., American politician, senator of Wisconsin (b. 1895)
Gerd von Rundstedt
d. 1953 (b. 1875)
Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
Conrad Nagel
d. 1970 (b. 1897)
Conrad Nagel, American actor (b. 1897)
Margaret Leech
d. 1974 (b. 1893)
Margaret Leech, American historian and author (b. 1893)
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Hans Bellmer
d. 1975 (b. 1902)
Hans Bellmer, German artist (b. 1902)[3]
Nikolai Bulganin
d. 1975 (b. 1895)
Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician (d. 1975)
Alma Thomas
d. 1978 (b. 1891)
Alma Thomas, American painter and educator (d. 1978)
Virginia Bruce
d. 1982 (b. 1910)
Virginia Bruce, American actress (d. 1982)
Tommy Douglas
d. 1986 (b. 1904)
Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (b. 1904)
Tony Conigliaro
d. 1990 (b. 1945)
Tony Conigliaro, American baseball player (b. 1945)
Malcolm Forbes
d. 1990 (b. 1919)
Malcolm Forbes, American publisher and politician (d. 1990)
Sandro Pertini
d. 1990 (b. 1896)
Sandro Pertini, Italian journalist and politician, 7th President of Italy (d. 1990)
Johnnie Ray
d. 1990 (b. 1927)
Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1927)
John Daly (radio and television personality)
d. 1991 (b. 1914)
John Daly, American journalist and game show host (b. 1914)
George Gobel
d. 1991 (b. 1919)
George Gobel, American comedian (d. 1991)
Webb Pierce
d. 1991 (b. 1921)
Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)
Danny Gallivan
d. 1993 (b. 1917)
Danny Gallivan, Canadian radio and television broadcaster and sportscaster (d. 1993)
Bobby Moore
d. 1993 (b. 1941)
Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager (d. 1993)
Jean Sablon
d. 1994 (b. 1906)
Jean Sablon, French singer and actor (b. 1906)
Dinah Shore
d. 1994 (b. 1916)
Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (d. 1994)
Antonio Prohías
d. 1998 (b. 1921)
Antonio Prohías, Cuban-American cartoonist (b. 1921)
Henny Youngman
d. 1998 (b. 1906)
Henny Youngman, English-American comedian and violinist (b. 1906)
Andre Dubus
d. 1999 (b. 1936)
Andre Dubus, American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (d. 1999)
Theodore Marier
d. 2001 (b. 1912)
Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (b. 1912)
Claude Shannon
d. 2001 (b. 1916)
Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
Leo Ornstein
d. 2002 (b. 1893)
Leo Ornstein, Ukrainian-American pianist and composer (b. 1893)
John Randolph (actor)
d. 2004 (b. 1915)
John Randolph, American actor (d. 2004)
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Coşkun Kırca
d. 2005 (b. 1927)
Coşkun Kırca, Turkish diplomat, journalist and politician (b. 1927)
Octavia E. Butler
d. 2006 (b. 1947)
Octavia E. Butler, American author and educator (b. 1947)
Don Knotts
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
Don Knotts, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)
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John Martin (Canadian broadcaster)
d. 2006 (b. 1947)
John Martin, Canadian broadcaster, co-founded MuchMusic (b. 1947)
Dennis Weaver
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
Dennis Weaver, American actor and director (d. 2006)
Bruce Bennett
d. 2007 (b. 1906)
Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor (d. 2007)
Damien Nash
d. 2007 (b. 1982)
Damien Nash, American football player (b. 1982)
Larry Norman
d. 2008 (b. 1947)
Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (d. 2008)
Dawn Brancheau
d. 2010 (b. 1969)
Dawn Brancheau, senior animal trainer at SeaWorld (b. 1969)
Anant Pai
d. 2011 (b. 1929)
Anant Pai, Indian author and illustrator (b. 1929)
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Agnes Allen
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Agnes Allen, American baseball player and therapist (b. 1930)
Oliver Wrong
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Oliver Wrong, English nephrologist and academic (b. 1925)
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Virgil Johnson (singer)
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Virgil Johnson, American singer (b. 1935)
Con Martin
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Con Martin, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1923)
Franny Beecher
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Franny Beecher, American guitarist (b. 1921)
Alexis Hunter
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Alexis Hunter, New Zealand-English painter and photographer (b. 1948)
Carlos Páez Vilaró
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Carlos Páez Vilaró, Uruguayan painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
Harold Ramis
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Harold Ramis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
Mefodiy (Kudriakov)
d. 2015 (b. 1949)
Mefodiy, Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1949)
Rakhat Aliyev
d. 2015 (b. 1962)
Rakhat Aliyev, Kazakh politician and diplomat (b. 1962)
Peter Kenilorea
d. 2016 (b. 1943)
Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (d. 2016)
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Nabil Maleh
d. 2016 (b. 1936)
Nabil Maleh, Syrian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
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George C. Nichopoulos
d. 2016 (b. 1927)
George C. Nichopoulos, American soldier and physician (b. 1927)