Died On August 24th

Discover the most famous people who died on August 24. The list includes people like Richard Attenborough, Simone Weil, Julie Harris, V. V. Giri, Thomas Blood. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, physicists, directors and actors and from other domains of life. This list includes people from France, United States, United Kingdom & Germany and many more countries.

Richard AttenboroughRichard Attenborough
British
Actor, Director, Producer
Peggy ShippenPeggy Shippen
American
Spy

Simone WeilSimone Weil
French
Philosopher, mystic and social activist

Hanna ReitschHanna Reitsch
German
Aviator

Lev KamenevLev Kamenev
Russian
Revolutionary, Political Leader

Jane GreerJane Greer
American
Actress
E. G. MarshallE. G. Marshall
American
Actor

John MeehanJohn Meehan
American
Con Artist

Rose of LimaRose of Lima
Peruvian
Saint
Julie Harris Julie Harris
American
Actress

Thomas BloodThomas Blood
Irish, British
Officer
Sadi CarnotSadi Carnot
French
Physicist and Scientist

Satoshi KonSatoshi Kon
Japanese
Animator, Film director, Screenwriter, Mangaka

Louis PrimaLouis Prima
American
Actor, Songwriter, Trumpet Player, Singer

Bayard RustinBayard Rustin
American
Activist

Elisabeth Kübler-RossElisabeth Kübler-Ross
Swiss, American
Psychiatrist
Getúlio VargasGetúlio Vargas
Brazilian
Lawyer

Henry J. KaiserHenry J. Kaiser
American
Engineer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

Andy HugAndy Hug
Swiss
Karateka, Kickboxer

Robin LeachRobin Leach
British
Reporter
Kenji MizoguchiKenji Mizoguchi
Japanese
Director

Thomas ChattertonThomas Chatterton
British
Poet
Bill DoolinBill Doolin
American
Robber

Henry VII, Holy Roman EmperorHenry VII, Holy Roman Emperor
German, French
Emperor

Su ShiSu Shi
Chinese
Poet, Writer, Painter
Jan Ernst MatzeligerJan Ernst Matzeliger
American
Patent inventor

Walter ScheelWalter Scheel
German
Politician, Military personnel
Rudolf ClausiusRudolf Clausius
German
Physicist, University teacher, Mathematician,

Roger Y. TsienRoger Y. Tsien
American
Biochemist

Ronald KnoxRonald Knox
British
Author
ParmigianinoParmigianino
Italian
Painter, Graphic artist

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Gaspard II de ColignyGaspard II de Coligny
French
 
James Clark McReynoldsJames Clark McReynolds
American
Attorney General

Lao SheLao She
Chinese
Novelist, Dramatist

Harry BenjaminHarry Benjamin
German
Endocrinologist and sexologist

Emperor SagaEmperor Saga
Japanese
Emperor
Nikolay GumilyovNikolay Gumilyov
Russian
Poet
Muriel SiebertMuriel Siebert
American
First Woman of Finance

J. G. StrijdomJ. G. Strijdom
South African
Politician

Adam Johann von KrusensternAdam Johann von Krusenstern
Estonian
Explorer

Empress SaimeiEmpress Saimei
Japanese
Monarch
James Napper TandyJames Napper Tandy
Irish
Revolutionary

Friedrich NaumannFriedrich Naumann
German
Politician

Clara MaassClara Maass
American
Nurse

Charles DiggsCharles Diggs
American
Politician

John William DunneJ. W. Dunne
Irish
Soldier
Luigi VilloresiLuigi Villoresi
Italian
Racing Driver

Don ByasDon Byas
American
Musician
Thomas DiggesThomas Digges
British
Mathematician

Paul Gottlieb NipkowPaul Gottlieb Nipkow
German, Polish
Technician

Paul CrestonPaul Creston
Italian, American
Composer
Theodore HookTheodore Hook
British
Man of Letters

Toni SailerToni Sailer
Austrian
Alpine ski racer
Michel ButorMichel Butor
French
Writer

Kate Douglas WigginKate Douglas Wiggin
American
Writer, Children's writer, Teacher

Ewald Christian von KleistEwald Christian von Kleist
German, Polish
Poet

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron LytteltonGeorge Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
British
Statesman

Louis EssenLouis Essen
British
Physicist
Paulina Kellogg Wright DavisPaulina Kellogg Wright Davis
American
Educator

Ted AshleyTed Ashley
American
Executive

Albert F. MummeryAlbert F. Mummery
British
Mountaineer

Carl BlegenCarl Blegen
American
Archaeologist
Ferenc KölcseyFerenc Kölcsey
Hungarian
Poet

Benjamin WrightBenjamin Wright
American
Civil engineer
Gasparo ContariniGasparo Contarini
Italian
Diplomat

Anna Botsford ComstockAnna Botsford Comstock
American
Artist

Tatiana RiabouchinskaTatiana Riabouchinska
Russian
Dancer
Johannes WeissJohannes Weiss
German
Theologian

Arturo Alessandri PalmaArturo Alessandri Palma
Chilean
Political figure
Léopold SimoneauLéopold Simoneau
Canadian, French
Tenor

Master BettyMaster Betty
British
Child actor

Henri, Comte de ChambordHenri, Comte de Chambord
French
King
André ParrotAndré Parrot
French
Archaeologist

John OwenJohn Owen
British, Welsh
Theologian
Diego de Saavedra FajardoDiego de Saavedra Fajardo
Spanish
Diplomat

John WeinzweigJohn Weinzweig
Canadian
Composer

Wallace John EckertWallace John Eckert
American
Astronomer

Karel van de WoestijneKarel van de Woestijne
Belgian
Writer
Michael VMichael V
Turkish
Emperor
Félix-Antoine SavardFélix-Antoine Savard
Canadian
Priest

Takebe KenkōTakebe Kenkō
Japanese
Mathematician

Alfred BertholetAlfred Bertholet
Swiss
Educator

Gaspard de ColignyGaspard de Coligny
French
French admiral
Sir Wilfred ThesigerSir Wilfred Thesiger
British
British explorer

Charles H. RevsonCharles H. Revson
American
Businessman

Francisco Manuel de MeloFrancisco Manuel de Melo
Portuguese
Author

Dame Kathleen KenyonDame Kathleen Kenyon
British
Archaeologist