28 notable people died on July 24, including Fritz Lipmann, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Charles I of Hungary.
21st Century
4 deaths
Ella Orr Campbell
botanical collectorbotanist
New Zealand botanist and bryologist (1910-2003)
Lotte Ingrisch
librettistopinion journalist
Austrian writer (1930-2022)
John Drawbridge
graphic artistpainter
New Zealand artist (1930–2005)
Nevin Çokay
painter
Turkish artist (1930–2012)
20th Century
11 deaths
Fritz Lipmann
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1953)
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
journalistliterary critic
Japanese writer (1892–1927)
James Chadwick
nuclear physicistphysicist
English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932
Sandro Salvini
actorfilm director
Italian actor (1890-1955)
Palmer Cox
children's writerillustrator
Canadian illustrator and author (1840–1924)
Richard Orchard
photographerpolitician
Australian politician (1871–1942)
Stanley Goble
Australian rules football playerflying ace
RAAF Chief of the Air Staff (1891–1948)
KB
Kristian Kornelius Hagemann Brandt
engineermilitary officer
Norwegian politician
AP
Alfred Philpott
curatorentomologist
New Zealand museum curator, entomologist, and writer (1870–1930)
JV
José Mauro de Vasconcelos
actorchildren's writer
Brazilian writer (1920–1984)
RM
Rudolf Ferdinand Marschall
medalistsculptor
Austrian artist (1873–1967)
19th Century
6 deaths
Martin Van Buren
diplomatlawyer
President of the United States from 1837 to 1841
Samuel Prescott Hildreth
historianmeteorological observer
Pioneer physician, scientist, historian
Anders Abraham Grafström
historianpoet
Swedish writer (1790–1870)
Maria Szymanowska
composerpianist
Polish composer and pianist (1789–1831)
John Sell Cotman
artistetcher
British artist (1782-1842)
Mary Hay
novelistwriter
English novelist
18th Century
2 deaths
Antoine Gaubil
astronomerhistorian of mathematics
French missionary (1689-1759)
Giovanni Antonio Lecchi
engineermathematician
Italian mathematician and engineer (1702-1776)
17th Century
2 deathsIA
Ivan Ančić
theologianwriter
Croatian theologian
AP
Alessandro Pieroni
architectdecorator
Italian architect and painter (1550-1607)
15th Century
1 deathNA
Narapati of Ava
monarch
King of Ava
14th Century
1 death
Charles I of Hungary
monarch
King of Hungary
12th Century
1 death
Kiyosuke Fujiwara
poetwriter
Japanese waka poet and poetry scholar
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