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Famous Deaths on January 24

27 notable people died on January 24, including Ismail Kemal, Louis III the Younger, Hiraga Gennai.

Total Deaths
27
Avg Age at Death
74
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

3 deaths
Rolf Kirkvaag
Rolf Kirkvaag
comediandirector
Norwegian sports journalist (1920–2003)
Françoise Taylor
Françoise Taylor
etcherpainter
Painter (1920–2007)
SH
Seyfi Havaeri
actordirector
Turkish actor and director (1920–2009)

20th Century

16 deaths
Ismail Kemal
Ismail Kemal
diplomathead of state
Prime Minister of Albania (1844-1919)
Alfred Yarrow
Alfred Yarrow
engineershipbuilder
British shipbuilder (1842-1932)
Hagbard Berner
Hagbard Berner
journalistjurist
Norwegian politician (1839-1920)
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
historianpolitician
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
Charles Fairfax Murray
Charles Fairfax Murray
art collectorart historian
English painter and art historian (1849-1919)
Hernán Díaz Arrieta
Hernán Díaz Arrieta
literary criticwriter
Chilean literary critic, and writer (1891-1984)
Agnes Maule Machar
Agnes Maule Machar
historiannovelist
Canadian writer (1837–1927)
Carmen Clemente Travieso
Carmen Clemente Travieso
journalistsuffragette
Venezuelan writer (1900-1983)
Pauline Hall
Pauline Hall
composermusic critic
Norwegian writer, music critic, organizer and composer (1890-1969)
Canadian-American literary figure
JR
John Richards
businesspersonminer
South Australian politician (1842–1913)
OA
Ohidul Alam
journalistpoet
Pakistani poet
IB
Ignacio Bernal
anthropologistarchaeologist
Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist (1910–1992)
DC
Dolores Castillo
docentjournalist
Uruguayan teacher, journalist and union activist
JP
Jaan Port
botanistlandscape architect
Estonian botanist and landscape architect (1891-1950)
RP
Guatemalan artist (1890-1929)

19th Century

3 deaths
George Ord
George Ord
ornithologistwriter
American naturalist, ornithologist and writer
Pehr Hörberg
Pehr Hörberg
autobiographerpainter
Swedish artist (1746–1816)
JL
Javier López
military officermilitary personnel
Argentine politician and general

18th Century

2 deaths
Hiraga Gennai
Hiraga Gennai
botanistessayist
Japanese pharmacologist and writer (1728-1780)
George Michael Moser
George Michael Moser
medalistpainter
British enameller (1706-1783)

17th Century

2 deaths
Giovanni Branca
Giovanni Branca
architectengineer
Italian architect and engineer (1571-1645)
Oda Nagamasu
Oda Nagamasu
artistdaimyo
Japanese daimyo who lived from the late Sengoku period through the early Edo period

9th Century

1 death
King of East Francia

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