October 24th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 24th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2022
![Leslie Jordan]()
American actor, comedian, writer and singer (d. 2022)
2021
Jomes Watson was a molecular biologist who, along with Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA.
American actor (b. 1962)
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2019
Renowned poet known for his impactful verses.
2018
Contributed to the theory of condensed matter physics.
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018)
2017
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American television and musical stage actor. guillaume was awarded two emmy awards for best supporting actor on "soap" as well as best actor in the "benson" series. guillaume is a talented singer who feels at home on broadway as well as before the cameras.
American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2017)
Indian classical singer (d. 2017)
2016
American mathematician known for his work in algebraic geometry.
American pop singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
Uruguayan lawyer and politician, 32nd president of uruguay (d. 2016)
2015
![Maureen O'Hara]()
An irish-american actress, who was especially popular in american films of the 1940s and 1950s. she was still working in film and tv movies in the 1990s.
American lawyer and academic (b. 1928)
English pilot and commander (d. 2015).
Slovak cardinal (d. 2015)
Ukrainian-russian author and critic (b. 1960)
2014
The Duchess of Devonshire was a British aristocrat and the wife of the 11th Duke of Devonshire.
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American singer and actress (d. 2014).
Best known for her role in the TV series 'Welcome Back, Kotter.'
Jayln Fryberg was a student who was involved in a school shooting incident in 2014.
Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)
South african runner (d. 2014)
2013
Manna Dey was an Indian entrepreneur who founded the popular Indian snack brand Haldiram's.
Manna Dey was an Indian playback singer who recorded songs for Hindi, Bengali, and other regional language films.
Spanish singer known for his copla and flamenco music.
American football player and coach (b. 1920)
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Mexican model and actress (b. 1934)
English director and producer (b. 1951)
American girl born to howard and melanie in a jewish family. she was physically and mentally the same age as a toddler, and she died at 20. her condition was called "syndromex" by her doctors. we could also call it "propedia", which is the opposite of progeria (see ma(c)gane zoubida). both were born in capricorn under the exact sun-uranus conjunction.
2012
Margaret Osborne duPont was an American tennis player who won 37 Grand Slam titles, including 13 singles titles, 21 women's doubles titles, and 3 mixed doubles titles.
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Swedish actress (b. 1923)
American actress (b. 1917)
Schenectady (new york) -- wrestling (1984 olympics-gold medalist).
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
2011
Considered the father of artificial intelligence, he invented the Lisp programming language.
Known for his work in signal processing and communication theory.
American computer scientist and academic, developed the lisp programming language (b. 1927)
Taiwanese composer and educator (b. 1967)
2010
American actor producer and director (d. 2010).
Dramatist/playwright (fiddler on the roof).
American actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
American illustrator and author (d. 2010).
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2008
Delmar Watson was a child actor known for his roles in classic films like 'Gone with the Wind'.
Known for his work in the genres of jazz, blues, and rock.
American composer and pianist (born 1943).
2007
English journalist and author (d. 2007.)
New zealand author (b. 1928)
Czech composer organist and choirmaster (d. 2007).
Kyrgyzstan journalist (b. 1981)
2006
American activist and educator (d. 2006).
Scottish historian and scholar (b. 1909)
Scottish historian and islamic scholar (born in 1909)
2005
Known for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
An american activist, known as the "mother of the civil right movement", is credited with sparking the montgomery bus boycott. this led to a 12/21/1956 supreme court order banning discriminatory practices on montgomery buses. the soft-spoken, 42-year-old seamstress took the bus home from work on 12/01/1955. the driver asked her to give her seat in the bus to a white …
Known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)
Chinese sinologist and scholar (b. 1923)
Honduran businessman and politician, president of honduras (d. 2005)
American soprano and actress (b. 1932)
Iranian painter (born 1928)
Honduran statesman (born 1926)
Chinese scholar and intellectual (born 1923)
British tv writer (born in 1926)
American actress and soprano (d. 2005).
2004
Estonian chess player (b. 1941)
American race car crewmember (born 1954).
American race car driver and businessman (b. 1980)
American cardinal (b. 1920)
American catholic archbishop and cardinal (born 1920).
2003
Renowned Indian author known for his works in Bengali literature.
2002
The father of american gay rights movement. british-american. hayaeur(tm), a former member the communist party, and founder of two gay organisations, the mattachine society (and the radical faeries), hayaeur(tm),'s extraordinary life and personal courage kept him at the forefront of the never-ending battle for gay rights.
American soldier and politician, 59th united states postmaster general (b. 1921)
Colombian footballer (b. 1969)
![Peggy Moran]()
American singer and actress (d. 2002).
United states postmaster general (born in 1921)
Colombian football player (born 1969).
2001
French painter known for his abstract and surrealist works.
German author and critic (b. 1937)
Czech screenwriter and director (d. 2001).
American actress and set designer (b. 1919)
German neo-nazi (born 1937)
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999
Ames Chafee was a respected politician who served in the United States Senate.
Danish actress (d. 1999).
1997
Majorana was an Italian theoretical physicist known for his work on neutrino masses and quantum mechanics.
Cartoon voice (astrojetsons, bamm bamm), ends at 62
1996
Known for his research on financial instability.
Nfl guard / center (houston oilers).
Diplomat dies at 87
Head of hitler youths (1940-45), is killed at 83
Diplomat dies at 96
Drummer dies at 55
1995
Minister dies at 87
President of haiti (1994), dies at 82
1994
![Raul Julia]()
Raul Julia was a Puerto Rican actor known for his roles in films like 'The Addams Family' and 'Kiss of the Spider Woman.'
Theoretician of greek marxism (born 1930).
Sri lankain presidential candidate, murdered
Director of kgb (1958-61)
1993
German footballer (born 1930)
Italian cinematographer porte manifest dies at 54
English theorist dies at 49
At 39, the murder of historian (gaamaduumi).
1992
48 years old, novelist (happy all the time), is killed
Staff leader/gov kma breda
1991
Renowned Pakistani novelist and short story writer.
American writer, best known for his creation of the tv series "star trek", which ran on nbc for three years and 78 episodes. it was a cult favourite ten years later. the sequel, "star trek: the next generation," was a highly-rated drama series. the six original "star trek" films were launched together in 1979, and have earned more than $400 …
Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1915)
Journalist (interlijnen), dies at 43
1990
Slovenian physicist known for his contributions to nuclear physics.
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989
Polish mountaineer, second to reach all 14 eight-thousanders (d.89)
1987
Russian artist dies at the age of 86.
1985
Hungarian inventor who is best known for inventing the ballpoint pen.
Renowned Brazilian artist known for his paintings and sculptures.
Hungarian-Argentinian journalist and inventor of the ballpoint pen.
Inventor of the modern ballpoint pen.
French-canadian roman catholic cardinal
American race car driver (d. 1985)
Archbishop of quebec (born in 1905)
1984
Actor/tv host (lights cameras action) dies at 85
Actress (polyester and pink flamingos), is killed at 66
1983
Taiwanese composer and educator (b. 1910)
American journalist, anchor, and reporter for cbs affiliates. also, a congressional correspondent. she is a beautiful, ambitious blonde who started broadcast in 1964 while still in highschool. after working for cbs in texas for three years, she moved to philadelphia, pa for five years before moving national. reports claimed she rose up the broadcasting ladder based on her looks, and …
1982
Actor (islanders investigators), died at 58
1981
Legendary Hollywood costume designer known for her work on numerous films.
1980
Renowned illustrator known for children's books.
Russia -- cosmonaut (soyuz33), dies at 30
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979
Abarth was founded by abarth, an italian engineer and businessman (d. 1979).
1978
Ida Noddack was a German chemist known for her discovery of the element rhenium.
1977
Renowned French actor known for his iconic roles in classic films.
1976
Composer dies at age 70
1975
Turkish lawyer and diplomat, turkish ambassador to france (b. 1919)
Polish historian, author, and academic (b. 1888)
Turkey's ambassador was killed in a car bomb attack in paris, france.
Sr., polish literary historian (born in 1888).
1974
Odessa (russia) -- violinist/professor (moscow conservatory).
1972
American athlete. he was a player in baseball who, at the age of 28, was a rookie for the brooklyn dodgers. his actions changed the course of major league baseball and broke the color barrier. his acceptance into the team, which was barely noticed at the time, marked a new era in american sports and the american workplace. robinson was …
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American actress (born 1897).
Major league baseball player (brooklyn dodgers 1947; hall of fame), has died at 53 from heart disease. he was born in stamford connecticut.
1971
American composer and pianist (d. 1971).
Detroit lions player, collapses during a game and then dies.
Swiss race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1936)
Belgian composer / conductor (guerre), passes away at 73
1970
Mexican politician who served as the 46th President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.
American academic and historian (d. 1970).
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969
Turkish poet and politician (b. 1908)
Composer dies at 71
1967
Actor (not on the earth, sky dragon) dies at 63
1966
Russian historian and mathematician (d. 1966).
1965
German chemist (b. 1879)
1964
German mountaineer (born 1931)
1963
Actress (beverly - i married joan), dies at 29
1961
Fascist yugoslavia prime minster (1935-1939), dies at the age of 73
1960
The test pilot of rocket, participant in the launch of the first artificial earth satellite, lenin prize winner, candidate of technical sciences (b. 1924)
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1958
English philosopher and academic (b. 1873)
Flemish actress/rev-artists, died at 81
Composer dies at 83
British philosopher (born in 1873)
1957
Christean Dior was a French fashion designer who founded the iconic fashion house Christian Dior, known for its luxurious and influential designs.
Christian Dior was a French fashion designer who founded the eponymous fashion house, and is regarded as one of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century.
1956
Renowned painter known for his landscapes and seascapes.
Founder of Merrill Lynch, one of the largest investment banks in the world.
Founder of Merrill Lynch, one of the largest brokerage firms.
1953
Composer dies at 74
1952
Composer dies at 61
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949
Ukrainian playwright and publicist (d. 1949)
Composer dies at age 70
1948
American historian and author (b. 1877)
Austrian-hungarian composer (b. 1870)
Hungarian composer and writer of light operas. his father was a violinist, bandman, and conductor. dvorak encouraged him writing. his most famous works include "the merry widow" (with his wife, paganini).
1946
Prolific American author of adventure and science fiction novels.
American author known for his fantasy and science fiction works.
1945
Canadian artist and member of the Group of Seven.
Norwegian soldier and politician, minister president of norway (b. 1887)
Norwegian politician and military officer minister president of norway (d.45)
German chemist, an ardent nazi sympathizer and close friend of hitler. he was also the leader of the labor front from 1933-1945. ley was an inept administrator. he was also a rabid antisemite, erratic, and alcoholic.
1944
French engineer and businessman, co-founded the renault company (b. 1877)
Finnish writer juudas, sukeltaja, dies at 54
1943
Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943)
1940
Composer dies at 74
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1938
Abdulloh Qodiriy was a prominent Uzbek writer and playwright, known for his historical novels that depicted the social and political changes in Uzbekistan during the early 20th century.
German playwright and sculptor (d. 1938).
1937
Swedish actor (b. 1886)
1935
American organized crie figure (born 1902)
1930
Flemish actor/director (dr faustus) dies at 26
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929
Dutch historian dies at 74
1925
Czech writer / pastor (lusy) dies at 56
1922
British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (born in 1839).
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1918
Composer dies at 86
1917
American painter and academic (b. 1852)
1915
Désiré Charnay was a French archaeologist who conducted extensive excavations of Mesoamerican ruins.
French photographer and archaeologist (d. 1915).
French archaeologist (born in 1828)
1912
Flemish chaplain/author (zeesterre), died at 83
Ukrainian pianist composer and conductor (d.1912).
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on October 24th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1902
Composer dies at 69
1901
Composer dies at 82