February 24th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 24th

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2021

• Ronald Pickup

  English actor (b. 1940)

2020

• Katherine Johnson

  American physicist and mathematician (b. 1918)

• Clive Cussler

  American author and underwater explorer, known for his adventure novels.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Donald Keene

  Renowned scholar of Japanese literature and culture.

2018

• Sri Devi

  Indian actress known for her work in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films

• Durward Knowles

  Durward Knowles was a Bahamian sailor who won the first Olympic gold medal for the Bahamas in 1964.

• Haukur Hilmarsson

  Icelandic political activist and internationalist volunteer fighter (b. 1986)

• Sridevi

  Indian actress (b. 1963)

2017

• Miriam Tlali

  South African novelist and playwright known for her works addressing apartheid and social issues.

2016

• George C. Nichopoulos

  American soldier and physician (b. 1927)

• Peter Kenilorea

  Solomon islands politician, 1st prime minister of the solomon islands (b. 1943)

• Nabil Maleh

  Syrian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)

2015

• Mefodiy

  Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1949)

• Rakhat Aliyev

  Kazakh politician and diplomat (b. 1962)

2014

• Miroslav Trnka

  Pioneer in computer graphics and animation.

• Franny Beecher

  Renowned guitarist known for his work with Bill Haley & His Comets.

• Harold Ramis

  American actor, director, and writer known for his work in comedy films.

• Alexis Hunter

  New zealand-english photographer and painter (d. 2014).

• Carlos Páez Vilaró

  Uruguayan painter and sculptor (b. 1923)

2013

• Con Martin

  Irish footballer and manager (b. 1923)

• Virgil Johnson

  American singer and radio host (the velvets), (d. 2013).

2012

• Ken Price

  Acclaimed sculptor known for his abstract ceramic works.

• Oliver Wrong

  English nephrologist and academic (b. 1925)

• Agnes Allen

  American baseball player and therapist (b. 1930)

2011

• Anant Pai

  Indian comic creator and educator (born 1929).

2010

• Dawn Brancheau

  Senior animal trainer at seaworld (b. 1969)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

• Thurman Adams

  Thurman Adams was a renowned chemist known for his contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

• C R Johnson

  American freestyle skier (born 1983).

2008

• Milford Zornes

  Renowned American watercolor artist known for his landscapes and scenes of California.

• Milford Zornes

  Milford Zornes was a renowned American watercolor artist.

• Larry Norman

  Toronto, ontario -- canoeist (1992, 96 olympics - 19th place)

• Larry Norman

  American singer, songwriter, and producer (born in 1947).

2007

• Bruce Bennett

  American actor and shot putter (d. 2007).

• Leroy Jenkins

  American composer and violinist (revolutionary ensemble), (d. 2007).

• Damien Nash

  American football player (b. 1982)

• Lamar Lundy

  American football player (born 1935).

2006

• Octavia Butler

  Renowned science fiction author known for works like 'Kindred' and 'Parable of the Sower'.

• Octavia E. Butler

  Influential African American artist known for her unique style and social commentary.

• Don Knotts

  Don knotts was an american actor best known for his role as barney fife on the andy griffith show.

• Dennis Weaver

  American actor who played the role of chester, a low-key character in "gunsmoke," between 1955-1964. he was versatile, talented and political-aware. in 1970, weaver was a recognized star on his own series "mccloud." he starred in seven tv shows and was awarded an emmy in 1959. he has been married to gerry since 2000. they have three children and three …

• Octavia Estelle Butler

  Renowned author known for her science fiction works.

John Martin

Canadian broadcaster, co-founded muchmusic (b. 1947)

John Martin

Canadian broadcaster (born in 1947)

Denis Twitchett

Cambridge scholar and chinese historian (born in 1925).

2005

• Pal Fejes Tóth

  Pal Fejes Tóth was a Hungarian mathematician known for his work in discrete geometry and combinatorics.

• Goldie Hill

  American singer of country music. she was also a pioneer in country music for women, along with kitty wells.

• Faye Glenn Abdellah

  Pioneering nurse researcher known for her work in public health and nursing theory.

• Coşkun Kırca

  Turkish diplomat, journalist and politician (b. 1927)

2004

• John Randolph

  Nyc, new york -- actor (king kong, lucan, lucas tanner, angie)

2003

• Bernard Loiseau

  French chef committed suicide by gunshot on february 24, 2003, after newspaper reports suggested that his restaurant might lose its three-star status.

• John Edward Christopher Hill

  English historian (born 1912)

2002

• Martin Esslin

  Austrian playwright and critic known for his work on theatre of the absurd.

• Leo Ornstein

  Ukrainian-american pianist and composer (b. 1893)

• Arthur Lyman

  American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (d. 2002)

• Leo Ornstein

  Russian-american composer and pianist (d. 2002).

2001

• Claude Shannon

  American mathematician and electrical engineer known as the 'father of information theory.'

• Theodore Marier

  American composer and educator, founded the boston archdiocesan choir school (d.2001).

• Claude E Shannon

  American information theorist (born 1916).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

• Andre Dubus II

  American short story writer known for 'Dancing After Hours.'

• Andres Dubus II

  American author and essayist known for his short stories.

• Andre Dubus

  American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (b. 1936)

• David Eccles

  1st viscount eccles english businessman, politician secretary of state education (d. 1999).

• Frank Leslie Walcott

  Barbadian labour leader (born 1916)

1998

• Milicent Patrick

  Known for her work on Creature from the Black Lagoon, she was a pioneering female artist in Hollywood.

• Antonio Prohías

  Cuban-american cartoonist (b. 1921)

• Henny Youngman

  English-american comedian and violinist (b. 1906)

• Clara Fraser

  Radical women, a group of american activists, was founded by an american activist

• Antonio Prohias

  Cuban-born cartoonist (born 1921)

1997

• Isabelle Harriet Lucas

  Actress/singer (outland, comics), dies at age 69.

1996

• Brock Cole

  American children's book author and illustrator.

• Gene Mitchell

  Museum director dies at 70.

• Laurence Richard Deniz

  Jazz guitarist dies at the age of 71.

• James Runcieman Sutherland

  Academic, dies at the age of 95.

• Anna Larina

  Revolutionary, dies at the age of 82.

1995

• Richard Nicholson

  Musician, who dies at the age of 89.

1994

• Dinah Shore

  American entertainer. she was the winner of eight emmys and holds nine gold records. she was known for her smooth, contralto voice and first visit to gis at the frontlines of wwi. she was the tv's most popular hostess for twenty years, starting in 1952.

• Jean Sablon

  French singer and actor. jean sablon, the son of a composer and with siblings who had their own successful careers in musical entertainment, studied piano at lycea(c), charlemagne in paris. to pursue a career as a singer, he left paris before he graduated to enroll at paris conservatoire. at 17 he began performing in paris cabarets. mireille, the pianist/composer, was …

• Dinah Shore

  American politician known for her advocacy work on social issues.

• Dinah Shore

  American singer, actress, and television personality known for her career spanning over six decades.

• Jean Sablon

  French singer and actor (b. 1906)

Dinah Shore

American actress and singer (b. 1916)

Donald Phillips

Piano/composer dies at the age of 80.

Lores Bonney

At 96, an aviator dies.

Knut Anders Haukfield

Soe operative dies at the age of 83.

1993

• Bobby Moore

  English footballer and manager (b. 1941)

• Toy Caldwell

  American guitarist and songwriter (the marshall tucker band), (d. 1993).

• Danny Gallivan

  Canadian television and radio sportscasters (born 1917).

• Bobby Moore

  Captain of the english soccer team (world champions 1966), is dead (born 1941).

1992

• Kay Loring

  After a long illness, you can still live.

1991

• John Daly

  Controversial but talented professional golfer known for his long drives and colorful personality.

• Webb Pierce

  Webb Pierce was a popular country music singer known for hits like 'In the Jailhouse Now.'

• George Gobel

  Chicago, illinois -- comedian/tv personality (i love my wife).

• Webb Pierce

  American country singer "bye bye love" dies at 64 from cancer.

• George Gobel of Chicago

  After surgery, illinois, american comedian (george gobel show), died at the age of 71. he was born in 1919.

Jean Rogers

Actress (flash gordon hot cargo), died at 74

Marcella Markham

Breast cancer deaths at 68

1990

• Malcolm Forbes

  Malcolm Forbes was an American businessman, publisher, and philanthropist who was the publisher of Forbes magazine.

• Malcolm Forbes

  Malcolm Forbes was an American businessman, publisher, and politician who served as the president and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine.

• Johnnie Ray

  American singer-songwriter from the pre-elvis era. his songs were heavy on emoting and earned him the title prince of wails. his 1951 no. 1 single, "cry", made him an instant success and made him a bobbysox star. he was on the pop charts with r'n'b from 1951 to 1959, when he moved into supper clubs and extended overseas tours. his …

• Tony Conigliaro

  American baseball player, outfielder, and right-handed batter. multiple injuries ended his illustrious career.

• Sandro Pertini

  Italian journalist and politician, 7th president of italy (b. 1896)

Malcolm Forbes

American sergeant and publisher (b. 1917)

Johnnie Ray

American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1990)

Sandro Pertini

Italian socialist president, sworn into office 9 july 1978, succeeding giovanni leone. he was a beloved leader in italy thanks to his openness and friendly demeanour. in 1978, he was 81 years old when he became president.

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

• Norris Cotton

  American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.

1988

• Edith Modell

  Edith Modell was a German stage and film actress who had a successful career in the 1930s and 1940s.

• Irwan Chanin

  American theater builder dies at the age of 96.

1987

• Jim Connors

  American radio personality (born 1940).

1986

• Tommey Douglas

  Canadian social-democratic politician known for implementing universal healthcare in Saskatchewan.

• Tommy Douglas

  Tommy Douglas was a Canadian politician known as the father of universal healthcare in Canada.

• Rukmini Devi Arundale

  Indian bharatnatyam dancer (b. 1904)

1984

• Memphis Slim

  Memphis Slim was a renowned blues musician known for his distinctive piano playing and songwriting.

• Uwe Johnson

  German scholar and author (d. 1984).

• Helmut Schelsky

  German sociologist (born 1912)

1983

• Reizel Bozyk

  Renowned Polish actress known for her stage and film performances.

• Herbert Norman Howells

  Composer dies at the age of 90

1982

• Virginia Bruce

  Actress (born to dance great ziegfield), who dies at 71

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1978

• Alma Thomas

  American abstract painter associated with the Washington Color School.

1977

• Zeffie Tillar

  Renowned gymnast known for her grace and skill.

1976

• Charles Wilfred Orr

  Composer dies at 82

• Julian Rivero

  Actor (via pony express), passes away at 85

• H Allen Smith

  Television host, armchair detective, dies at 69

1975

• Hans Bellmer

  German artist known for his provocative surrealist sculptures and drawings.

• Nikolai Bulganin

  Russian marshal and politician, 6th premier of the soviet union (b. 1895)

• Nikolai A Bulganin

  Marshal / premiere of the ussr (1955-1958), dies at age 79

• Nikolai Bulganin

  Premier of the soviet union (born in 1895).

1974

• Margaret Leech

  American author and historian (d. 1974).

1973

• Art Smith

  Actor quicksand, dies from a heart attack at 73

1970

• Conrad Nagel

  Actor (celebrity time), passes away at 73

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

• Sender

  Polish painter known for his abstract and expressionist works.

• Kenneth Green

  Actor penrod dies at 61 from a heart attack

1967

• Meer Osman Ali Khan

  Meer Osman Ali Khan was the last Nizam of the Princely State of Hyderabad and Berar.

• Franz Waxman

  German-american composer and conductor (d. 1967)

• Mir Osman Ali Khan

  Last nizam of hyderabad state (b. 1886)

1964

• Frank Conroy

  Actor (midnight mary threat), dies at the age of 73

1963

• Flavio Manzoni

  Italian fashion designer known for his innovative designs.

1962

• Hu Shih

  Chinese philosopher, essayist, and diplomat.

1960

• Jean Binet

  Composer dies at 66

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1958

• Fernand Baldensperger [Fernand Baldenne]

  French poet dies at 86

1953

• Robert La Follette Jr.

  American politician, senator of wisconsin (b. 1895)

• Gerd von Rundstedt

  German field marshal (born in 1875).

• Karl R G von Rundstedt

  German general-field marshal (ardennes), is killed at 77

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1944

• Leo H A Baekeland

  Belgian/us chemist (bakeliet) dies at the age of 80

1942

• Anton Drexler

  Anton Drexler was a German far-right political leader and the founder of the German Workers' Party.

1941

• Oskar Loerke

  German director (longest day-1926), dies at 56

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

• Lewin Chambers

  Lewin Chambers was a prominent politician who served in various governmental roles.

1933

• Spottiswoode Aitken

  Actor (eagle home sweet home), died at 64

1930

• Hermann von Ihering

  German-brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)

• Jacobus van Looy

  Dutch painter / writer (night cactus), is killed at 74

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

• André Messager

  French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)

• Andre Messager

  French organist, pianist and conductor. his stage compositions included ballets and thirty opa (c)ra comiques and operettas. among them,va(c]ronique enjoyed lasting success. les p'tites michu andmonsieur beaucaire were also wildly popular.

• Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager

  Composer dies at 75

1927

• Edward Marshall Hall

  English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)

1926

• Eddie Plank

  At 51, a pitcher who won 327 games over 17 years, dies.

1925

• Hjalmar Branting

  Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish politician and economist who served as the Prime Minister of Sweden and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1921.

• Hjalmar Branting

  Swedish politician. he was the leader and prime minister of the swedish social democratic party (1907aeur”1925) and the 1921aeur”1923, 1924aeur”1923, and 1924aeur”1925). he was the first social democratic prime minster of sweden when he came to power in 2021. after the 1921 general election, he was the first european socialist politician to be elected to a second term. hjalmar branting, …

• Hjalmar Branting

  Swedish journalist and politician, 16th prime minister of sweden, nobel prize laureate (b. 1860)

1924

• Edmond Picard

  French/belgian writer (ambidextre journalist), is killed at 87.

1922

• Dmitri B Shostakovich father of Russian composer Dmitri D S

  Dies.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

• Josephine McGill composer

  At the age of 41, he dies.

1914

• Joshua Chamberlain

  American college professor who fought for the Union in the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg.

• Josehua Chamberlain

  Union Army officer during the American Civil War known for his heroism at the Battle of Gettysburg.

• Joshua Chamberlain

  American general and politician, 32nd governor of maine (b. 1828)

1910

• Osman Hamdi Bey

  Renowned Turkish painter known for his realistic style and Orientalist themes.

• Osman Hamdi

  Osman Hamdi Bey was a prominent Turkish painter and archaeologist.

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on February 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1907

• Iszabella Beecher

  Iszabella Beecher was an American journalist and author who wrote extensively on social and political issues.

• Otto Goldschmidt composer

  At the age of 77, he dies.