26 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
12 deaths
Joseph Isherwood
engineerinventor
British naval architect (1870–1937)
Oluf Falck-Ytter
byfogedchildren's writer
Norwegian civil servant, author of children's books, and editor
Rustem Vambery
diplomatjournalist
Hungarian judge, politician and criminologist (1872-1948)
Alfredo Chavero
anthropologistarchaeologist
Mexican politician, archaeologist and playwright (1841–1906)
Francisco Luis Bernárdez
diplomatpoet
Argentine writer (1900–1978)
Trygve Thorsen
paintersculptor
Norwegian sculptor (1892-1965)
Lionello Balestrieri
painterprintmaker
Italian painter (1872-1958)
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)
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Louis Samain
sculptorvisual artist
Belgian sculptor (1834–1901)
19th Century
5 deaths
Elias Boudinot
lawyerpolitician
American lawyer and statesman (1740-1821)
Daniel Webster
diplomatlawyer
14th and 19th United States Secretary of State (1782–1852)
Robert Hoddle
landscape painterpainter
Surveyor (1794-1881)
José Pedro Varela
journalistpolitician
Uruguayan sociologist, journalist and politician (1845-1879)
F. A. de Roepstorff
philologistwriter
Danish penal settlement superintendent in India, naturalist and ethnologist
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
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