29 notable people died on October 24, including Mellin de Saint-Gelais, Asher ben Jehiel, Hans Leu the Younger.
21st Century
2 deaths
Johanna Weber
engineermathematician
German mathematician
Boris Magaš
architectuniversity teacher
Croatian architect (1930–2013)
20th Century
14 deaths
Joseph Isherwood
engineerinventor
British naval architect (1870–1937)
Rustem Vambery
diplomatjournalist
Hungarian judge, politician and criminologist (1872-1948)
Alfredo Chavero
anthropologistarchaeologist
Mexican politician, archaeologist and playwright (1841–1906)
Oluf Falck-Ytter
byfogedchildren's writer
Norwegian civil servant, author of children's books, and editor
Francisco Luis Bernárdez
diplomatpoet
Argentine writer (1900–1978)
Lionello Balestrieri
painterprintmaker
Italian painter (1872-1958)
Trygve Thorsen
paintersculptor
Norwegian sculptor (1892-1965)
Dolores Duran
composersinger
Brazilian singer and composer (1930-1959)
Franklin Carmichael
painter
Canadian artist (1890-1945)
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Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar
philosopherpoet
Pakistani scholar and writer (1895-1985)
Chiang Wen-yeh
composer
Taiwanese composer (1910–1983)
Adam Epler
military officer
Polish officer (1891–1965)
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Louis Samain
sculptorvisual artist
Belgian sculptor (1834–1901)
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Donald Sutherland
explorer
New Zealand soldier, explorer, accommodation-house keeper.
19th Century
5 deaths
Daniel Webster
diplomatlawyer
14th and 19th United States Secretary of State (1782–1852)
Elias Boudinot
lawyerpolitician
American lawyer and statesman (1740-1821)
Robert Hoddle
landscape painterpainter
Surveyor (1794-1881)
F. A. de Roepstorff
philologistwriter
Danish penal settlement superintendent in India, naturalist and ethnologist
José Pedro Varela
journalistpolitician
Uruguayan sociologist, journalist and politician (1845-1879)
18th Century
1 deathMO
Margarida Teresa da Silva e Orta
novelistpoet
Brazilian-born writer
17th Century
2 deaths
Henry Spelman
heraldisthistorian
English antiquarian and politician (1564-1641)
Swedish princess
16th Century
3 deaths
Mellin de Saint-Gelais
astrologerCatholic priest
French poet
Hans Leu the Younger
artistdraftsperson
Swiss painter and soldier from Zurich, 1490-1531
Garcilaso de la Vega
diplomatmilitary personnel
Spanish poet
14th Century
1 death
Asher ben Jehiel
philosopherrabbi
Rabbi and Talmudist
11th Century
1 death
Coloman of Stockerau
hermitmonk
Iro-Scottish monk patron saint of Austria until 1663
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