Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Feb-24

Died on This Day (Feb-24)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
  Stan Bowles Stanley Bowles is an English former professional footballer who as a player in the 1970s was known for his skills as a forward, and also gained a reputation as one of the game's great non-conformists and mavericks. English footballer 75 1
Bernard Ingham Bernard Ingham Sir Bernard Ingham is a British journalist and former civil servant. Downing Street Press Secretary 90 2
Vitaliy Skakun Vitaliy Skakun Vitalii Volodymyrovych Skakun was a Ukrainian marine combat engineer who was posthumously awarded the Order of the Gold Star. Ukrainian soldier and hero 25 3
  Ronald Pickup Ronald Alfred Pickup was an English actor. He was active in television, film, and theatre, beginning with a 1964 appearance in Doctor Who. English actor 80 4
Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U. American mathematician 101 5
Donald Keene Donald Keene Donald Lawrence Keene was an American-born Japanese scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese literature. American-born Japanese scholar 96 6
Sridevi Sridevi Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan , professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Indian actress and film producer 54 7
Bertrice Small Bertrice Small Bertrice Small , was an American New York Times- bestselling writer of historical and erotic romance novels. Romance novelist 77 10
Dawn Brancheau Dawn Brancheau Dawn Therese Brancheau was an American senior animal trainer at SeaWorld. Killed by Orca 40 15
Gustavo Vázquez Montes Gustavo Vázquez Montes Gustavo Alberto Vázquez Montes was a Mexican politician. Mexican politician 42 20
  Bernard Opper Bernard Opper was an All-American basketball player at Kentucky and then professional player in the National Basketball League and American Basketball League. American basketball player 84 25
Hideko Maehata Hideko Maehata Hideko Maehata was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer and the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Olympics. Swimmer 80 30
Tony Conigliaro Tony Conigliaro Anthony Richard Conigliaro , nicknamed "Tony C" and "Conig", was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Boston Red Sox and California Angels . Major League Baseball outfielder 45 35
Willem van den Hout Willem van den Hout Wilhelmus Henricus Maria van den Hout was a Dutch writer and publicist, best known as the writer of the Bob Evers series of children's books. Dutch writer 69 40
Nikolai Bulganin Nikolai Bulganin Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin was a Soviet politician who served as Minister of Defense and Premier of the Soviet Union under Nikita Khrushchev, following service in the Red Army and as defence minister under Joseph Stalin. Soviet politician 79 50
Irving Bacheller Irving Bacheller Addison Irving Bacheller was an American journalist and writer. Journalist, novelist 90 75
Hjalmar Branting Hjalmar Branting Karl Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish politician who was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1907 until his death in 1925, and three times Prime Minister of Sweden. Prime Minister of Sweden 64 100
William S. King William S. King William Smith King was a Republican U.S. Representative for Minnesota from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. American politician 71 125
Marc Seguin Marc Seguin Marc Seguin was a French engineer, inventor of the wire-cable suspension bridge and the multi-tubular steam-engine boiler. French engineer 88 150
Louis II de la Trémoille Louis II de la Trémoille Louis II de la Trémoille , also known as La Trimouille, was a French general. French general 64 500