People who died on September 24 98
Pope Liberius
d. 366
Pope Liberius
Pepin the Short
d. 768 (b. 714)
Pepin the Short, Frankish king (b. 714)
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Gao Pian
d. 887
Gao Pian, general of the Tang Dynasty
Hermann of Reichenau
d. 1054 (b. 1013)
Hermann of Reichenau, German composer, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1013)
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1120 (b. 1072)
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)
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Agnes of Germany
d. 1143 (b. 1072)
Agnes of Germany (b. 1072)
Pope Innocent II
d. 1143
Pope Innocent II
Manuel I Komnenos
d. 1180 (b. 1118)
Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1118)
Robert of Knaresborough
d. 1218 (b. 1160)
Robert of Knaresborough (b. 1160)
Stefan the First-Crowned
d. 1228 (b. 1165)
Stefan the First-Crowned, Serbian king (b. 1165)
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Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
d. 1270
Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford
d. 1275 (b. 1208)
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1208)
Isabeau of Bavaria
d. 1435 (b. 1370)
Isabeau of Bavaria (b. 1370)
Eric of Pomerania
d. 1459 (b. 1382)
Eric of Pomerania, King of Norway, Denmark and Sweden (b. 1382)
Poliziano
d. 1494 (b. 1454)
Poliziano, Italian poet and scholar (b. 1454)
Michael Glinski
d. 1534
Michael Glinski, Lithuanian prince (b. c. 1470)
Paracelsus
d. 1541 (b. 1493)
Paracelsus, German-Swiss physician, botanist, and chemist (b. 1493)
Albert of Mainz
d. 1545 (b. 1490)
Albert of Mainz, German cardinal (b. 1490)
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Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent
d. 1562 (b. 1495)
Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1495)
Túpac Amaru
d. 1572
Túpac Amaru, last of the Incas
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Manuel Mendes
d. 1605 (b. 1547)
Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer and educator (b. 1547)
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
d. 1621 (b. 1560)
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish commander (b. 1560)
Duarte Lobo
d. 1646 (b. 1565)
Duarte Lobo, Portuguese composer and educator (b. 1565)
Vincenzo da Filicaja
d. 1707 (b. 1642)
Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet and author (b. 1642)
Emperor Reigen
d. 1732 (b. 1654)
Emperor Reigen of Japan (b. 1654)
Johann Matthias Hase
d. 1742 (b. 1684)
Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1684)
John Keyse Sherwin
d. 1790 (b. 1751)
John Keyse Sherwin, English engraver (b. 1751)
Alexander Radishchev
d. 1802 (b. 1749)
Alexander Radishchev, Russian author and critic (b. 1749)
Pedro I of Brazil
d. 1834 (b. 1798)
Pedro I of Brazil (b. 1798)
Branwell Brontë
d. 1848 (b. 1817)
Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (b. 1817)
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William Debenham
d. 1863 (b. 1794)
William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (b. 1794)
D. H. Hill
d. 1889 (b. 1821)
D. H. Hill, American general and academic (b. 1821)
Charles Leroux
d. 1889 (b. 1856)
Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (b. 1856)
Patrick Gilmore
d. 1892 (b. 1829)
Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American soldier and composer (b. 1829)
Louis Gerhard De Geer
d. 1896 (b. 1818)
Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1818)
Niels Ryberg Finsen
d. 1904 (b. 1860)
Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
Mahidol Adulyadej
d. 1929 (b. 1892)
Mahidol Adulyadej, Thai prince (b. 1892)
William A. MacCorkle
d. 1930 (b. 1857)
William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)
Mike Donlin
d. 1933 (b. 1878)
Mike Donlin, American baseball player and actor (b. 1878)
Alice Muriel Williamson
d. 1933 (b. 1869)
Alice Muriel Williamson, English author (b. 1869)
József Klekl (writer)
d. 1936 (b. 1879)
József Klekl, Slovene priest and journalist (b. 1879)
Lev Schnirelmann
d. 1938 (b. 1905)
Lev Schnirelmann, Belarusian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
Carl Laemmle
d. 1939 (b. 1867)
Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867)
Charles Tatham (fencer)
d. 1939 (b. 1854)
Charles Tatham, American fencer (b. 1854)
Hans Geiger
d. 1945 (b. 1882)
Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic (d. 1945)
Andrew C. McLaughlin
d. 1947 (b. 1861)
Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author (b. 1861)
Warren William
d. 1948 (b. 1894)
Warren William, American actor (b. 1894)
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
d. 1950 (b. 1863)
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863)
Charles Reisner
d. 1962 (b. 1887)
Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
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August Kippasto
d. 1973 (b. 1887)
August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887)
Josué de Castro
d. 1973 (b. 1908)
Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (b. 1908)
Earle Cabell
d. 1975 (b. 1906)
Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1906)
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Philip Gbeho
d. 1976 (b. 1904)
Philip Gbeho, Ghanaian composer and educator (b. 1904)
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James Bassett (author)
d. 1978 (b. 1912)
James Bassett, American journalist and author (b. 1912)
Hasso von Manteuffel
d. 1978 (b. 1897)
Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (b. 1897)
Theodor Luts
d. 1980 (b. 1896)
Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1896)
Patsy Kelly
d. 1981 (b. 1910)
Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer (b. 1910)
Sarah Churchill (actress)
d. 1982 (b. 1914)
Sarah Churchill, English actress (d. 1982)
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Józef Nawrot
d. 1982 (b. 1906)
Józef Nawrot, Polish-English footballer (b. 1906)
Neil Hamilton (actor)
d. 1984 (b. 1899)
Neil Hamilton, American actor (b. 1899)
Dr. Seuss
d. 1991 (b. 1904)
Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)
Ian Stuart Donaldson
d. 1993 (b. 1957)
Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)
Bruno Pontecorvo
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1913)
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Barry Bishop (mountaineer)
d. 1994 (b. 1932)
Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (b. 1932)
Zeki Müren
d. 1996 (b. 1931)
Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
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Jeff Moss
d. 1998 (b. 1942)
Jeff Moss, American composer and screenwriter (b. 1942)
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Youssouf Togoïmi
d. 2002 (b. 1953)
Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian politician (b. 1953)
Mike Webster
d. 2002 (b. 1952)
Mike Webster, American football player (b. 1952)
Rosalie Allen
d. 2003 (b. 1924)
Rosalie Allen, American singer and radio host (b. 1924)
Lyle Bettger
d. 2003 (b. 1915)
Lyle Bettger, American actor (b. 1915)
Françoise Sagan
d. 2004 (b. 1935)
Françoise Sagan, French author and screenwriter (b. 1935)
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Michael Ferguson (Irish politician)
d. 2006 (b. 1953)
Michael Ferguson, PIRA volunteer, lawyer, and politician (b. 1953)
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Phil Latulippe
d. 2006 (b. 1909)
Phil Latulippe, Canadian soldier and runner (b. 1909)
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Oliver Crawford
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (b. 1917)
Irene Dailey
d. 2008 (b. 1920)
Irene Dailey, American actress (b. 1920)
Mickey Vernon
d. 2008 (b. 1918)
Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (b. 1918)
Nelly Arcan
d. 2009 (b. 1973)
Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (b. 1975)
Gennady Yanayev
d. 2010 (b. 1937)
Gennady Yanayev, Russian engineer and politician, Vice President of the Soviet Union (b. 1937)
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Stephen Mueller
d. 2011 (b. 1947)
Stephen Mueller, American painter (b. 1947)
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Pierre Adam
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Pierre Adam, French cyclist (b. 1924)
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Bruno Bobak
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (b. 1923)
Pedro Vázquez Colmenares
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Pedro Vázquez Colmenares, Mexican lawyer and politician, Governor of Oaxaca (b. 1934)
Paul Dietzel
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
Margaret Feilman
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Margaret Feilman, Australian architect and urban planner (b. 1921)
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Boris Karvasarsky
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Boris Karvasarsky, Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author (b. 1931)
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Anthony Lawrence (journalist)
d. 2013 (b. 1912)
Anthony Lawrence, English-Hong Kong journalist and author (b. 1912)
Sagadat Nurmagambetov
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Kazakh general and politician (b. 1924)
Paul Oliver (American football)
d. 2013 (b. 1984)
Paul Oliver, American football player (b. 1984)
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author (b. 1920)
Christopher Hogwood
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (b. 1941)
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Madis Kõiv
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (b. 1929)
Alan Moore (war artist)
d. 2015 (b. 1914)
Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (b. 1914)
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Wang Zhongshu
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Wang Zhongshu, Chinese archaeologist and academic (b. 1925)
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Mel Charles
d. 2016 (b. 1935)
Mel Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1935)
Vladimir Kuzmichyov
d. 2016 (b. 1979)
Vladimir Kuzmichyov, Russian footballer (b. 1979)
Bill Mollison
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (b. 1928)
Bill Nunn
d. 2016 (b. 1953)
Bill Nunn, American actor (b. 1953)
Buckwheat Zydeco
d. 2016 (b. 1947)
Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader (b. 1947)