Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 24

1924  Thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80 on January - 24.   

1929  On this day in history willem Royaards, theater directeor (Adam in Ballingschap), dies   

1932  On this day in history death of alfred Yarrow, English shipbuilder (b. 1842)   

1939  On January - 24 death of maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (b. 1867)   

1940  Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 on January - 24.   

1943  On January - 24 john Burns, English minister of Local Government (1905-14), dies   

1947  On January - 24 felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60   

1948  On this day in history death of maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912)   

1950  On January - 24 bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62   

1953  On January - 24 [Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt, gen-field marshal (Normandy), dies at 77   

1955  Death of Ira Hayes, American World War II hero (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

1957  On January - 24 daniel Taylor, cricketer (bro of Herbie, 2 Tests for S Af 1914), dies   

1960  On January - 24 john Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66   

1961  Willem J M van Eysinga, people rights scholar, dies at 82 on January - 24.   

1962  Tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1964  Joseph Schildkraut, actor (Joseph Schildkraut Presents), dies at 68 on January - 24.   

1965  Winston Churchill, PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1966  Death of Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

1967  Howard Charles Shaiffer, entertainer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1969  Pauline Hall, composer, dies at 78 on January - 24.   

1970  Death of James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep & Limelites), beaten to death on January - 24.   

1971  On this day in history death of bill W., American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1895)   

1972  Jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1973  Alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72   

1978  Death of Herta Oberheuser, German doctor (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51   

1982  Death of Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian president and dictator (b. 1918) on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history george Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83   

1986  On January - 24 gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64   

1988  Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1989  Death of Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42 on this day in history.   

1990  Madge Bellamy, actress (White Zombie), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1991  George Gobel, comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71 on January - 24.   

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1287  Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on this day in history.   

1444  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on January - 24.   

1638  On this day in history birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)   

1664  On this day in history birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)   

1670  On this day in history birth of william Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)   

1674  Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher   

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on January - 24.