Notable Deaths on May 24th
May 24th Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1144 |
Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies |
1153 |
David I, King of Scots (1124-53), dies at about 68 |
1351 |
Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297) |
1408 |
Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) |
1425 |
Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) |
1456 |
Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) |
1543 |
Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland aged 70 |
1612 |
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 |
1665 |
Maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscans, dies |
1669 |
Pieter Cuypers, South Neth lawyer, dies at 48 |
1670 |
Ferdinand II, ruler of Toscane, dies at 59 |
1696 |
Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 62 |
1725 |
Jonathan Wild, English criminal (b. 1682) |
1734 |
Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660) |
1749 |
Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman |
1751 |
William Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies |
1762 |
Joseph Umstatt, composer, dies at 51 |
1773 |
Jan Zach, composer, dies at 73 |
1792 |
George Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies |
1792 |
Jakob M R Lenz, writer (That Soldier), dies |
1792 |
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Die Soldaten |
1804 |
Simon Style, Fries medical/writer, dies at 73 |
1806 |
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, British field marshal (b. 1723) |
1826 |
Friedrich Fesca, composer, dies at 37 |
1831 |
Benjamin Carr, composer, dies at 62 |
1843 |
Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1765) |
1844 |
William Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies |
1848 |
Annette von Droste-Huelshoff, Die Judenbuche |
1850 |
Jane Porter, novelist (Scottish Chiefs), dies at 74 |
1851 |
Stanko Vraz, [Jakob Frass], Slavic poet (Grammatica), dies at 40 |
1861 |
Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23 |
1861 |
James T Jackson, US landlord (doodde EE Ellsworth), shot dead) |
1871 |
Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer, dies at 40 |
1872 |
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies |
1876 |
Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46 |
1879 |
William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (Liberator), dies at 73 |
1881 |
Samuel Palmer, landscape painter, dies |
1883 |
Abdel Kadir, Algerian leader (b. 1808) |
1894 |
William Joseph Westbrook, composer, dies at 63 |
1895 |
Joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter, dies at 73 |
1899 |
Emilio Castelar, Isabel de Solís, reina de Granada |
1908 |
Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821) |
1918 |
Evan Williams, American oratorio tenor |
1919 |
Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican poet, dies at 48 |
1924 |
Victor Herbert, Young Frankenstein |
1930 |
Henry Wallace Phillips, The Fighting Gringo |
1934 |
Clark Comstock, Blazing Arrows |
1935 |
James W. Blake, Blonde Venus |
1935 |
Granville Redmond, You'd Be Surprised |
1937 |
Lewis Allen Browne, The Snitching Hour |
1937 |
John B. Clymer, What Men Want |
1941 |
Lancelot Holland, British vice-admiral ((WW II/Hood), dies in battle |
1941 |
Wilson Collison, Mogambo |
1942 |
Paola Marchetti, Avanti! |
1943 |
Vladimir I Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, Russian playwright, dies at 84 |
1943 |
Batista Júnior, O Bobo do Rei |
1943 |
George Webb, Idolators |
1944 |
Karl Machus, Opfergang |
1944 |
Harold Bell Wright, The Shepherd of the Hills |
1946 |
V. Talbot Henderson, Bachelor's Club |
1947 |
Luis G. Barreiro, Prisoner 13 |
1948 |
Alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78 |
1948 |
Jacques Feyder, Belgian director and screenwriter (b. 1885) |
1948 |
Jacques Feyder, Carnival in Flanders |
1948 |
L.A. Hjarne, The Flying Circus |
1949 |
Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. 1873) |
1949 |
Mildred Griffiths, National Velvet |
1949 |
William Strohbach, Detective Kitty O'Day |
1949 |
Marie Wayne, A Song of Sixpence |
1950 |
Archibald Wavell, British general (b. 1883) |
1950 |
Endre Kruppka, Yesterday |
1950 |
Lloyd French, Busy Bodies |
1950 |
Archibald Wavell, |
1951 |
Thomas N. Heffron, Gretna Green |
1952 |
Fulton Oursler, The Greatest Story Ever Told |
1953 |
Cor Hermus, actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63 |
1953 |
Rafal Praga, Odpowiedz |
1953 |
Cor Hermus, Fientje Peters - Poste restante |
1954 |
Erwin Biegel, Der andere Mann |
1954 |
Alfred Schirokauer, Die Frau von gestern und morgen |
1955 |
Ward Hamilton, South of St. Louis |
1956 |
Guy Kibbee, actor (Capt Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74 |
1956 |
Guy Kibbee, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
1956 |
Enrique Muiño, Su mejor alumno |
1958 |
Leo Kempinski, Wings |
1958 |
Fred Everman, Shoulder Arms |
1959 |
John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59), dies at 71 |
1959 |
John Foster Dulles, The Future: Asia and the United States |
1959 |
Emmy Albiin, Kvarnen |
1960 |
Maurice De Packh, Viva Zapata! |
1960 |
Harry R. Irving, Black Fury |
1961 |
Clem Fuller, The Sundowners |
1963 |
Elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack |
1966 |
Jim Barnes, English golfing pioneer (4 major wins), dies at 80 |
1968 |
Bernard Rogers, composer (Warrior, Passion), dies at 75 |
1969 |
Mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48 |
1972 |
Asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88 |
1972 |
Gavin Muir, actor (Hollister-Betty Hutton Show), dies at 64 |
1972 |
Ismail Yasin, Egyptian comedian and actor (b. 1915) |
1974 |
Duke Ellington, American musician, dies of cancer at 75 |
1976 |
Henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP), dies at 62 |
1976 |
Melle J Oldeboerrigter ("Melle"), painter/cartoonist, dies at 65 |
1977 |
Victor O. Schipek, Charlotte's Web |
1979 |
Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies |
1979 |
André Luguet, Paris Blues |
1980 |
N.O. Scarpi, Nur einer wird leben |
1980 |
Pascoal Carlos Magno, A Voz do Carnaval |
1981 |
George Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83 |
1981 |
Jack Warner, [Waters], actor (Captive Heart), dies at 84 |
1981 |
Jack Warner, The Ladykillers |
1981 |
Bazar Amanov, Ozornye bratya |
1981 |
George Jessel, Reds |
1982 |
Anneliese Betschart, It Happened in Broad Daylight |
1983 |
Grete Reinwald, Großstadtkinder - Zwischen Spree und Panke |
1983 |
Grace Kahn, I'll See You in My Dreams |
1984 |
Vincent J. McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter (b. 1914) |
1984 |
John Sandling, Karusellen går... |
1985 |
Stanislav Khitrov, The Girls |
1985 |
Joe Darensbourg, All of Me |
1986 |
Gunnar Bjornstrand, actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 76 |
1986 |
Stephen D Thorne, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, dies in a plane crash at 33 |
1986 |
Yakima Canutt, actor/director (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 91 |
1986 |
Yakima Canutt, Gone with the Wind |
1986 |
Margaretha Rosencrantz, Kuckelikaka |
1986 |
Aleksandra Leszczynska, Pozarowisko |
1986 |
Erich Gerberding, Reise ins Ehebett |
1986 |
Margit Dajka, Cat's Play |
1986 |
George Gordon, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo |
1986 |
Prabhakar Manajirao Nayak, He Naar Roop Sundari |
1987 |
Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89 |
1987 |
Edith Rothschild, The Star Prince |
1987 |
Richard Bowler, I Drink Your Blood |
1987 |
Hermione Gingold, Gigi |
1988 |
James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87 |
1988 |
Tom Burtt, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer in 11 Tests 1947-53), dies |
1988 |
L.A. Puntila, Suomen valinta |
1988 |
Tom Adair, F Troop |
1989 |
Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish dramatist/poet, dies at 72 |
1989 |
Pat Comiskey, Old Faithful |
1989 |
Herwig Hensen, De Grenadier van zijne majesteit |
1989 |
Maggi McNellis, Episode #1.5 |
1990 |
Augie Donatelli, Game 7 |
1990 |
Victor Wolfson, Rings Around the World |
1991 |
Gene Clark, folk-rocker (Byrds-Tambourine Man), dies at 49 |
1991 |
Miriam di San Servolo, Italian actress (b. 1912) |
1991 |
Miriam Di San Servolo, Le vie del cuore |
1991 |
Gene Clark, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |
1991 |
Yuriy Puzyryov, Maugli. Bitva |
1992 |
Joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79 |
1992 |
Anthony Ghazlo Sr., Journey into Yesterday |
1992 |
Joan Sanderson, The Great Muppet Caper |
1992 |
Jean de la Roche, Der Durchschnittsmann |
1992 |
Alfredo Wally Barrón, Las grandes aguas |
1992 |
Javier Basilio, Qué gente tan divertida |
1992 |
Luizinho Eça, Relatório de Um Homem Casado |
1992 |
Carmen Jonckheere, Episode #2.7 |
1993 |
Jesus Posadas Ocampo, Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66 |
1993 |
Milton O Thompson, astronaut (Dynasoar, X-15), dies at 66 |
1993 |
June Smaney, Ring of Terror |
1993 |
Rod Phillips, Spokes |
1993 |
Francesco Izzarelli, The Siege of the Alcazar |
1993 |
Jack Denbo, Barton Fink |
1993 |
Carlton E. Morse, I Love a Mystery |
1993 |
Tibor Cseres, Hideg napok |
1994 |
Jean-Pierre E Plooij, Dutch writer (Bird House), dies at 48 |
1994 |
John Barrington Wain, author, dies at 69 |
1994 |
Sandor Lakatos, Hungarian violist/orchestra leader, dies at 69 |
1994 |
Yehuda Mor-Mirkovsky, Israeli kibbutz-founder, dies at 96 |
1994 |
Katia Lova, La vie est magnifique |
1994 |
John Wain, Mniejsze niebo |
1994 |
Martin Goldsmith, Detour |
1995 |
Harold Wilson, British PM (1964-70, 74-76), dies of cancer at 79 |
1995 |
Mike Pyne, jazz Pianist, dies at 54 |
1995 |
Zdenek Sirový, Smutecní slavnost |
1995 |
Harold Wilson, Episode #1.4 |
1995 |
Gunther Malzacher, Rhinegold |
1996 |
Alexander Langsdorf, physicist, dies at 83 |
1996 |
Harry Campion, statistician, dies at 91 |
1996 |
Jack McCarthy, kiddie show host (Popeye), dies of cancer at 81 |
1996 |
Jacob R Druckman, composer, dies at 67 |
1996 |
John Abbott, British actor (Lady Jane, Quest), dies at 90 |
1996 |
Joseph Mitchell, writer, dies at 87 |
1996 |
Camille Almy, Acapulco Gold |
1996 |
Jacob Druckman, Le traité du Rossignol |
1996 |
Joseph Mitchell, Joe Gould's Secret |
1996 |
Roland Varno, The Blue Angel |
1996 |
Enrique Álvarez Félix, Simon of the Desert |
1996 |
John Abbott, The Jungle Book |
1996 |
Peter Lacey, Alien³ |
1996 |
Harry Bronk, De wachters bij het graf |
1997 |
Edward Mulhare, actor (Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies of lung cancer at 74 |
1997 |
Daniel White, Don Quixote |
1997 |
Alexandre Lippiani, For All: Springboard to Victory |
1997 |
Peter Rangmar, The Castle Tour |
1997 |
Edward Mulhare, Von Ryan's Express |
1998 |
David Lawson, Moments of Truth |
1999 |
Olle Sivall, Nattflyg |
1999 |
Tommy Riste, Sierra Baron |
1999 |
Kenneth M. Dodson, Away All Boats |
2000 |
Kurt Schork, American reporter (b. 1947) |
2000 |
F. Gary Newton, Simon's Sanctorum |
2000 |
Mike Roberts, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
2000 |
Philip Barber, A Man Called Horse |
2000 |
Jim Simmons, NHLPA Hockey '93 |
2000 |
Oleg Efremov, Watch Out for the Automobile |
2001 |
Ruby Payne, Radio Days |
2001 |
Lucy Boscana, Episode #1.1 |
2001 |
Javier Urruticoechea, Episode dated 16 February 1998 |
2001 |
David Crosse, Floating Profits |
2001 |
Jo Ann Greer, Imitation of Life |
2002 |
Wallace Markfield, American writer (b. 1926) |
2002 |
Brian Roycroft, The Mary Bell Case |
2002 |
Susie Garrett, So Long, Studio |
2002 |
Ed Cesar, Up |
2002 |
Timur Novikov, Assa |
2002 |
Nijiko Kiyokawa, Pom Poko |
2002 |
Harry Ernest, The New Adventures of Tarzan |
2002 |
Alpo Ruuth, Muistiratoja |
2002 |
Toshihito Itoh, Hero |
2002 |
Joseph Bau, |
2002 |
Wallace Markfield, Bye Bye Braverman |
2002 |
Gene Mathews, The Comedy Company |
2002 |
Stella Richman, Make It a Habit |
2003 |
Rachel Kempson, English actress (b. 1910) |
2003 |
Lee Addoms, Diary of a Mad Housewife |
2003 |
Rachel Kempson, Tom Jones |
2003 |
Georges Pierre, Jean de Florette |
2003 |
Arne Skouen, Nine Lives |
2003 |
Don Hanmer, Papillon |
2003 |
Irena Jurgielewiczowa, Inna |
2003 |
Vincent Nowlis, Kinsey's Paedophiles |
2003 |
Arthur Brewer, The Blues Brothers |
2003 |
Rimma Manukovskaya, Belyy Bim Chernoe ukho |
2003 |
Jules V. Levy, The Scalphunters |
2004 |
Henry Ries, American photographer (b. 1917) |
2004 |
Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (b. 1913) |
2004 |
Edward Wagenknecht, American literary critic (b. 1900) |
2004 |
Topper Martyn, Episode #1.6 |
2004 |
Edward Wagenknecht, D.W. Griffith: Father of Film |
2004 |
Tom C. Fouts, The New Land |
2004 |
Lilly Stepanek, Vienna Waltzes |
2005 |
Carl Amery, German writer (b. 1922) |
2005 |
Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (b. 1913) |
2005 |
Vivian Liberto, first wife of Johnny Cash (b. 1934) |
2005 |
Márta Jankovits, As You Like It |
2005 |
Val Vreeland, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids |
2005 |
Valentine Black, Along Came Ruth |
2005 |
John Miller, The Still Life |
2005 |
Sándor Dobsa, Football of the Good Old Days |
2005 |
Carl Amery, Ich stehe zur Verfügung |
2005 |
Aleksandar Obrenovic, Nebeski odred |
2005 |
Rangeela, Dracula in Pakistan |
2006 |
Henry Bumstead, American art director (b. 1915) |
2006 |
Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician (b. 1930) |
2006 |
Pyotr Yemelyanov, Vechnyy zov |
2006 |
Charlotte McGinnis, Hardcore |
2006 |
Henry Bumstead, Vertigo |
2006 |
Michal Friedman, Europa Europa |
2006 |
Desmond Dekker, Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
2006 |
Claude Piéplu, Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar |
2006 |
Eric Bedser, Episode #1.1 |
2007 |
Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer (b. 1922) |
2007 |
Lucille Mendez, Coney Island |
2007 |
Seroy Blond, Violent Women |
2007 |
Cédric Dumont, Monster-in-Law |
2007 |
Wolfgang Bächler, Germany in Autumn |
2007 |
Gene Radano, The Blue Knight |
2007 |
Buddy Childers, On Any Sunday |
2007 |
Bobby Bölke, Ferdinand im Reich der Töne |
2007 |
Jo Röpcke, Tony |
2008 |
Dick Martin American comedian (b. 1922) |
2008 |
Joshua, Suicide Club |
2008 |
Dick Martin, Ricky Martin |
2008 |
Robert Calhoun, Guiding Light |
2008 |
Robert Knox, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
2008 |
Sophie Altman, It's Academic |
2008 |
Adam Baruch, Indiani Ba'Shemesh |
2008 |
Ingolf Gorges, Hallo Taxi |
2008 |
Bradley G. Ouimette, Infinite Mhz |
2008 |
Sonny Okosuns, Something Wild |
2008 |
Tano Cimarosa, Cinema Paradiso |
2009 |
Jay Bennett, American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, engineer, producer, and singer-songwriter (b. 1963) |
2009 |
Leonard B. Kaufman, Beyond Westworld |
2009 |
Gastón Breyer, País cerrado, teatro abierto |
2009 |
Doris Barry, Episode dated 2 February 1976 |
2009 |
Pedro Sempson, Cousin Angelica |
2009 |
Jay Bennett, Girl, Interrupted |
2009 |
Irene Richmond, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning |
2009 |
Jack Lewis, Secret File: Hollywood |
2009 |
Ella Snoep, Jachtvelden |
2010 |
Ray Alan, English ventriloquist & television entertainer (b. 1930) |
2010 |
Virendra Bhatia, Indian politician (b. 1947) |
2010 |
Tapen Chatterjee, Bengali actor from India (b. 1937) |
2010 |
Raymond V. Haysbert, African-American business executive and civil rights leader (b. 1920) |
2010 |
Anneliese Rothenberger, German operatic lyric soprano (b. 1926) |
2010 |
Morrie Martin, Former Major League Baseball (b. 1922) |
2010 |
Petr Muk, Czech composer, musician, performer, and singer (b. 1965) |
2010 |
Paul Gray, American bassist (Slipknot) (b. 1972) |
2010 |
Stan Jones, 1963 NFL Championship Game |
2010 |
Ed Wynigear, Young Frankenstein |
2010 |
Anneliese Rothenberger, Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre |
2010 |
Ray Alan, Famous Family Fortunes |
2010 |
Katherine Reback, Fools Rush In |
2010 |
Barbara New, Ali G Indahouse |
2010 |
Paul Gray, Resident Evil |
2010 |
Erika Grajena, Der Zerrissene |
2010 |
Petr Muk, Caruso Show |
2010 |
Eugenia Paul, Ursula |
2010 |
Morrie Martin, From the Ballpark to the Battlefield: Baseball and World War II |
2010 |
Tapan Chatterjee, The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha |
2011 |
Huguette Clark, Heiress of the Clark Copper fortune, life-long reclusion from society. (b. 1906) |
2011 |
Mark Haines, Squawk on the Street |
2011 |
Marijonas Giedrys, Zhivye geroi |
2011 |
Maurice Murrell, Finding Me: Truth |
2011 |
Thomas Hörbiger, Der schönste Tag meines Lebens |
2011 |
Ilona Stawinska, Butterflies |
2011 |
Fanus Neagu, Terente - regele baltilor |
2011 |
Timothy J. Nelson, No More Baths |
2012 |
Jacqueline Harpman, Si le vent te fait peur |
2012 |
Christa Löser, Sieben Sommersprossen |
2012 |
Lee Rich, The Score |
2012 |
Kathi Kamen Goldmark, The Stand |
2012 |
Andrzej Jurek, Miodowy miesiac |
2012 |
Wieslaw Nowicki, Zlote Kolo |
2012 |
Ursula Arnold, Frauen im Herbst |
2012 |
Kathryn Fuller, Say Anything... |
2012 |
Aulis Ruostepuro, Delegaatio |
2013 |
Ron Davies, Welsh footballer, dies at 70 |
2013 |
Antonio Puchades, Spanish football player, dies from Alzheimer's disease at 87 |
2013 |
Ed Shaughnessy, Heartbeeps |
2013 |
Alfonso Santisteban, The Butcher of Binbrook |
2013 |
Pyotr Todorovskiy, Ankor, eshchyo ankor! |
2013 |
Haynes Johnson, RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy |
2013 |
Harry Teubner, Tagesschau |
2013 |
Françoise Blanchard, The Living Dead Girl |
2013 |
Rona Newton-John, Sordid Lives |
2014 |
Luis Carbonell, Con todo mi amor, Rita |
2014 |
Freydis Sharland, Spitfire Women |
2014 |
Jean-Claude Pirotte, Episode dated 21 November 2013 |
2014 |
Aleksandra Smolyarova, The Debt |
2014 |
Knowlton Nash, The Frank Truth |
2014 |
Klaus Herm, Scent |
2014 |
John Vasconcellos, Stanley Tucci |
2014 |
David Weiss, O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
2014 |
Diego Cordovez, |
2015 |
Eva Lee Kuney, Penny Serenade |
2015 |
Tanith Lee, Nunc Dimittis |
2015 |
Krzysztof Kakolewski, Zbrodniarz, który ukradl zbrodnie |
2015 |
Marcus Belgrave, Standing in the Shadows of Motown |
2015 |
Yusup Daniyalov, 977 |
2016 |
Jeanne Parr dies aged 92, Chris Noth's mother and CBS correspondent |
2016 |
Disney star Alan Young dies aged 96 |
2016 |
Veteran comedian Gaston Berghmans dies aged 90 |
2016 |
Third Everest climber dies in recent days while attempting to scale the peak |
2017 |
Roger Moore, British actor of James Bond fame, dies aged 89 |
2017 |
Clerks actress Lisa Spoonauer dies at age 44 |
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