26 notable people died on July 24, including Fritz Lipmann, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Charles I of Hungary.
21st Century
4 deaths
Lotte Ingrisch
librettistopinion journalist
Austrian writer (1930-2022)
Ella Orr Campbell
botanical collectorbotanist
New Zealand botanist and bryologist (1910-2003)
John Drawbridge
graphic artistpainter
New Zealand artist (1930–2005)
Nevin Çokay
painter
Turkish artist (1930–2012)
20th Century
10 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)
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)
John Sell Cotman
artistetcher
British artist (1782-1842)
Maria Szymanowska
composerpianist
Polish composer and pianist (1789–1831)
Mary Hay
novelistwriter
English novelist
18th Century
2 deaths
Giovanni Antonio Lecchi
engineermathematician
Italian mathematician and engineer (1702-1776)
Antoine Gaubil
astronomerhistorian of mathematics
French missionary (1689-1759)
17th Century
1 deathIA
Ivan Ančić
theologianwriter
Croatian theologian
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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