People who died on June 24 73
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Abu Isa al-Warraq
d. 994 (b. 889)
Abu Isa al-Warraq, Arab scholar (b. 889)
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Jeongjong, 10th Monarch of Goryeo
d. 1046 (b. 1018)
Jeongjong II of Goryeo, Korean ruler (b. 1018)
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William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
d. 1088
William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Norman aristocrat
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Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
d. 1241
Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
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Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy
d. 1253 (b. 1197)
Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy (b. 1197)
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Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester
d. 1314 (b. 1291)
Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, English commander (b. 1291)
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Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford
d. 1314 (b. 1274)
Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford, English soldier and politician, Lord Warden of the Marches (b. 1274)
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Hongwu Emperor
d. 1398 (b. 1328)
Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)
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Frederick IV, Duke of Austria
d. 1439 (b. 1382)
Frederick IV, Duke of Austria (b. 1382)
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Reginald Bray
d. 1503 (b. 1440)
Reginald Bray, English architect and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1440)
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Lucrezia Borgia
d. 1519 (b. 1480)
Lucrezia Borgia, Italian wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (b. 1480)
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Hosokawa Sumimoto
d. 1520 (b. 1489)
Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese commander (b. 1489)
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
d. 1604 (b. 1550)
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (b. 1550)
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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
d. 1637 (b. 1580)
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer and historian (b. 1580)
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John Hampden
d. 1643 (b. 1595)
John Hampden, English politician (b. 1595)
Adrien Maurice de Noailles
d. 1766 (b. 1678)
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, French soldier and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1678)
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Pieter Burman the Younger
d. 1778 (b. 1713)
Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1714)
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Matthew Thornton
d. 1803 (b. 1714)
Matthew Thornton, Irish-American judge and politician (b. 1714)
Thomas McKean
d. 1817 (b. 1734)
Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)
Andreas Vokos Miaoulis
d. 1835 (b. 1769)
Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1769)
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George Leake
d. 1902 (b. 1856)
George Leake, Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (b. 1856)
Grover Cleveland
d. 1908 (b. 1837)
Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (b. 1837)
Sarah Orne Jewett
d. 1909 (b. 1849)
Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1849)
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Walther Rathenau
d. 1922 (b. 1867)
Walther Rathenau, German businessman and politician, 7th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1867)
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Otto Mears
d. 1931 (b. 1840)
Otto Mears, Russian-American businessman (b. 1840)
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Xiang Zhongfa
d. 1931 (b. 1880)
Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1880)
Ernst Põdder
d. 1932 (b. 1879)
Ernst Põdder, Estonian general (b. 1879)
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Camille Roy (literary critic)
d. 1943 (b. 1870)
Camille Roy, Canadian priest and critic (b. 1870)
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Louise Whitfield Carnegie
d. 1946 (b. 1857)
Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)
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Emil Seidel
d. 1947 (b. 1864)
Emil Seidel, American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (b. 1864)
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Volfgangs Dārziņš
d. 1962 (b. 1906)
Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist and music critic (b. 1906)
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Stuart Davis (painter)
d. 1964 (b. 1892)
Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
Frank King (cartoonist)
d. 1969 (b. 1883)
Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
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Willy Ley
d. 1969 (b. 1906)
Willy Ley, German-American historian and author (b. 1906)
Minor White
d. 1976 (b. 1908)
Minor White, American photographer, critic, and academic (b. 1908)
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Robert Charroux
d. 1978 (b. 1909)
Robert Charroux, French author and critic (b. 1909)
Clarence Campbell
d. 1984 (b. 1905)
Clarence Campbell, Canadian businessman (b. 1905)
Jackie Gleason
d. 1987 (b. 1916)
Jackie Gleason, American actor, comedian, and producer (b. 1916)
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Csaba Kesjár
d. 1988 (b. 1962)
Csaba Kesjár, Hungarian race car driver (b. 1962)
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Sumner Locke Elliott
d. 1991 (b. 1917)
Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author and playwright (b. 1917)
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Rufino Tamayo
d. 1991 (b. 1899)
Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter and illustrator (b. 1899)
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Jean Vallerand
d. 1994 (b. 1915)
Jean Vallerand, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1915)
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Brian Keith
d. 1997 (b. 1921)
Brian Keith, American actor (b. 1921)
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Vera Atkins
d. 2000 (b. 1908)
Vera Atkins, British intelligence officer (b. 1908)
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Pierre Werner
d. 2002 (b. 1913)
Pierre Werner, Luxembourgian banker and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913)
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Ifigeneia Giannopoulou
d. 2004 (b. 1957)
Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek songwriter and author (b. 1957)
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Paul Winchell
d. 2005 (b. 1922)
Paul Winchell, American actor, voice artist, and ventriloquist (b. 1922)
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Natasja Saad
d. 2007 (b. 1974)
Natasja Saad, Danish rapper and reggae singer (b. 1974)
Chris Benoit
d. 2007 (b. 1967)
Chris Benoit, Canadian wrestler (b. 1967)
Derek Dougan
d. 2007 (b. 1938)
Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer and manager (b. 1938)
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Gerhard Ringel
d. 2008 (b. 1919)
Gerhard Ringel, Austrian mathematician and academic (b. 1919)
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Roméo LeBlanc
d. 2009 (b. 1927)
Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927)
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Fred Anderson (musician)
d. 2010 (b. 1929)
Fred Anderson, American jazz tenor saxophonist (b. 1929)
Tomislav Ivić
d. 2011 (b. 1933)
Tomislav Ivić, Croatian football coach and manager (b. 1933)
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Darrel Akerfelds
d. 2012 (b. 1962)
Darrel Akerfelds, American baseball player and coach (b. 1962)
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Gad Beck
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Gad Beck, German author and educator (b. 1923)
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Gu Chaohao
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Gu Chaohao, Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
Miki Roqué
d. 2012 (b. 1988)
Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (b. 1988)
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Ann C. Scales
d. 2012 (b. 1952)
Ann C. Scales, American lawyer, educator, and activist (b. 1952)
Mick Aston
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Mick Aston, English archaeologist and academic (b. 1946)
Emilio Colombo
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Emilio Colombo, Italian politician, 40th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1920)
Joannes Gijsen
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Joannes Gijsen, Dutch bishop (b. 1932)
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William Hathaway
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
William Hathaway, American lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
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James Martin (author)
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
James Martin, English-Bermudian computer scientist and author (b. 1933)
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Alan Myers (drummer)
d. 2013 (b. 1955)
Alan Myers, American drummer (b. 1955)
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John Clement (politician)
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
John Clement, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
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Olga Kotelko
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Olga Kotelko, Canadian runner and softball player (b. 1919)
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Ramón José Velásquez
d. 2014 (b. 1916)
Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1916)
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Eli Wallach
d. 2014 (b. 1915)
Eli Wallach, American actor (b. 1915)
Cristiano Araújo
d. 2015 (b. 1986)
Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1986)
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Mario Biaggi
d. 2015 (b. 1917)
Mario Biaggi, American police officer, politician and criminal (b. 1917)
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Marva Collins
d. 2015 (b. 1936)
Marva Collins, American author and educator (b. 1936)
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Susan Ahn Cuddy
d. 2015 (b. 1915)
Susan Ahn Cuddy, American lieutenant (b. 1915)