Famous Deaths on 24 May

Famous Deaths on 24 May

1153 - King David I of Scotland (b. 1084)
1351 - Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)
1408 - Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)
1425 - Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)
1456 - Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)
1543 - Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer (b. 1473)
1612 - Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman (b. 1563)
1627 - Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (b. 1561)
1725 - Jonathan Wild, English criminal (b. 1682)
1734 - Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
1749 - Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman
1792 - George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, British naval officer (b. 1718)
1806 - John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, British field marshal (b. 1723)
1843 - Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1765)
1861 - Elmer E. Ellsworth, American Civil War officer (b. 1837)
1872 - Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (b. 1794)
1876 - Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian revolutionary (b. 1843)
1879 - William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist and publisher (b. 1805)
1881 - Samuel Palmer, English artist (b. 1805)
1883 - Abdel Kadir, Algerian leader (b. 1808)
1908 - Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1821)
1919 - Amado Nervo, Mexican poet (b. 1870)
1941 - Lancelot Holland, British admiral, died in sinking of the HMS Hood (51) (b. 1887)
1945 - Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal (b. 1892)
1947 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (b. 1878)
1948 - Jacques Feyder, Belgian director and screenwriter (b. 1885)
1949 - Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. 1873)
1950 - Archibald Wavell, British general (b. 1883)
1959 - John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary of State (b. 1888)
1963 - Elmore James, American musician (b. 1918)
1969 - Willy Ley, German-born rocket scientist (b. 1906)
1974 - Duke Ellington, American composer and musician (b. 1899)
1984 - Vincent J. McMahon, American pro wrestling promoter (b. 1914)
1991 - Miriam di San Servolo, Italian actress (b. 1912)
1991 - Gene Clark, American singer and songwriter (The Byrds) (b. 1944)
1992 - Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (b. 1956)
1995 - Harold Wilson, British politician (b. 1916)
1997 - Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (b. 1923)
1999 - Owen Hart, Professional Wrestler (b.1965)
2000 - Kurt Schork, American reporter (b. 1947)
2002 - Wallace Markfield, American writer (b. 1926)
2003 - Rachel Kempson, English actress (b. 1910)
2004 - Henry Ries, American photographer (b. 1917)
2004 - Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (b. 1913)
2004 - Edward Wagenknecht, American literary critic (b. 1900)
2005 - Vivian Liberto, first wife of Johnny Cash (b. 1934)
2005 - Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (b. 1913)
2005 - Carl Amery, German writer (b. 1922)
2006 - Henry Bumstead, American art director (b. 1915)
2006 - Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician (b. 1930)
2007 - Bill Johnston, Australian cricket player (b. 1922)
2008 - Dick Martin American comedian (b. 1922)