24 January Deaths

January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 341 days remaining until the end of the year (342 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

    AD 41 – Caligula, Roman emperor (b. 12)
    817 – Pope Stephen IV (b. 770)
    847 – Pope Sergius II
    1125 – David IV of Georgia (b. 1073)
    1336 – Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)
    1376 – Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English commander (b. 1306)
    1473 – Conrad Paumann, German organist and composer (b. 1410)
    1595 – Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (b. 1529)
    1626 – Samuel Argall, English captain and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1572)
    1639 – Jörg Jenatsch, Swiss pastor and politician (b. 1596)
    1666 – Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer and theorist (b. 1588)
    1709 – George Rooke, English admiral and politician (b. 1650)
    1769 – François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)
    1839 – Michele Cachia, Maltese architect and engineer (b. 1760)
    1877 – Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
    1882 – Levi Boone, American physician and politician, 17th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)
    1883 – Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
    1895 – Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
    1911 – David Graham Phillips, American journalist and author (b. 1867)
    1918 – George Arthur Crump, American architect, designed the Pine Valley Golf Club (b. 1871)
    1920 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
    1924 – Anna Bayerová, Czech physician (b. 1853)
    1924 – Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1894)
    1932 – Alfred Yarrow, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Yarrow Shipbuilders (b. 1842)
    1939 – Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
    1943 – John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)
    1948 – Maria Mandl, Austrian SS officer (b. 1912)
    1960 – Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
    1961 – Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
    1962 – André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)
    1962 – Stanley Lord, English captain (b. 1877)
    1962 – Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish author, poet, and scholar (b. 1901)
    1965 – Winston Churchill, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
    1966 – Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1909)
    1970 – Caresse Crosby, American fashion designer and publisher, co-founded the Black Sun Press (b. 1891)
    1971 – Bill W., American activist, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1895)
    1975 – Larry Fine, American comedian (b. 1902)
    1982 – Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (b. 1918)
    1983 – George Cukor, American director and producer (b. 1899)
    1986 – L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (b. 1911)
    1986 – Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (b. 1921)
    1988 – Werner Fenchel, German-Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1905)
    1990 – Madge Bellamy, American actress (b. 1899)
    1991 – John M. Kelly, Irish academic and politician, 17th Attorney General of Ireland (b. 1931)
    1991 – Jack Schaefer, American journalist and author (b. 1907)
    1992 – Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (b. 1909)
    1993 – Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1908)
    1993 – Thurgood Marshall, American lawyer and jurist, 32nd United States Solicitor General (b. 1908)
    1995 – David Cole, American DJ, songwriter, and producer (b. 1962)
    1997 – Dr. Jerry Graham, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1921)
    1998 – Walter D. Edmonds, American journalist and author (b. 1903)
    2001 – Gaffar Okkan, Turkish police officer and civil servant (b. 1952)
    2002 – Peter Gzowski, Canadian journalist and broadcaster (b. 1934)
    2002 – Elie Hobeika, Lebanese commander and politician (b. 1956)
    2003 – Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (b. 1921)
    2004 – Leônidas, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1913)
    2005 – June Bronhill, Australian soprano (b. 1929)
    2006 – Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (b. 1930)
    2006 – Fayard Nicholas, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1914)
    2006 – Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, Sri Lankan journalist and activist (b. 1970)
    2006 – Mümtaz Sevinç, Turkish actor (b. 1952)
    2007 – Krystyna Feldman, Polish actress (b. 1916)
    2007 – İsmail Cem İpekçi, Turkish journalist and politician, 45th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1940)
    2007 – Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian academic and politician (b. 1956)
    2007 – Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican-American soldier (b. 1891)
    2008 – Lee Embree, American sergeant and photographer (b. 1915)
    2008 – Randy Salerno, American journalist (b. 1963)
    2009 – Reg Gutteridge, English journalist and sportscaster (b. 1924)
    2009 – Kay Yow, American basketball player and coach (b. 1942)
    2010 – Şakir Eczacıbaşı, Turkish pharmacist, photographer, and businessman (b. 1929)
    2010 – Pernell Roberts, American actor (b. 1928)
    2011 – Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer (b. 1949)
    2011 – Gerry Ortega, Filipino environmentalist, journalist, and politician (b. 1963)
    2012 – J. Joseph Garrahy, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1930)
    2012 – Patricia Neway, American soprano and actress (b. 1919)
    2013 – Khuseyn Gakayev, Russian commander (b. 1970)
    2013 – Miroslav Janů, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1959)
    2013 – Richard G. Stern, American novelist, short story writer (b. 1928)
    2013 – Jim Wallwork, English sergeant and pilot (b. 1919)
    2014 – Shulamit Aloni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 11th Israeli Minister of Education (b. 1928)
    2014 – Lisa Daniely, English actress (b. 1929)
    2014 – Rafael Pineda Ponce, Honduran academic and politician (b. 1930)
    2015 – Link Byfield, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1951)
    2015 – Otto Carius, German lieutenant and pharmacist (b. 1922)
    2015 – Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (b. 1926)
    2015 – Frances Lennon, English painter and illustrator (b. 1912)
    2016 – Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (b. 1928)
    2016 – Marvin Minsky, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1927)
    2016 – Henry Worsley, English colonel and explorer (b. 1960)

Source: Wikipedia