Famous Deaths on June 24

American sociologist

Australian politician (1930–2020)

South African politician (1890-1968)

Finnish explorer and writer (1890–1977)

Uruguayan singer, songwriter, actor; the most prominent figure in the history of tango

President of the United States (1885–89; 1893–97)

Austrian librettist and playwright (1849-1922)

Canadian academic (1870-1943)

Polish philosopher (1872–1905)

Austrian writer, musicologist and composer (1873–1958)

Finland Swedish poet and writer (1892–1923)

Finnish writer, screenwriter, director and actor (1910–1967)

Argentine writer of Italian parentage (1900–1935)

New Zealand lawyer (1849-1936)

Hungarian linguist, pedagogue, natural scientist, mathematician, musician, philosopher, essay writer (c.1800–1897)

Writer (1793–1846)

Brazilian poet and essayist

Swedish botanist (1670-1756)

Dutch painter (1717–1769)

Duke of Lorraine

German writer (1481-1542)

Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037)