Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 24 January today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for January 24
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on January 24
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 0041 | Caligula, Roman emperor (b. 12) |
| 817 | Pope Stephen IV (b. 770) |
| 901 | Liu Jishu, general of the Tang Dynasty |
| 1046 | Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen (b. c. 985) |
| 1125 | David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) |
| 1336 | Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299) |
| 1376 | Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English commander (b. 1306) |
| 1473 | Conrad Paumann, German organist and composer (b. 1410) |
| 1525 | Franciabigio, Florentine painter (b. 1482) |
| 1595 | Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (b. 1529) |
| 1626 | Samuel Argall, English captain and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1572) |
| 1639 | Jörg Jenatsch, Swiss pastor and politician (b. 1596) |
| 1666 | Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer and theorist (b. 1588) |
| 1709 | George Rooke, English admiral and politician (b. 1650) |
| 1877 | Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796) |
| 1881 | James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825) |
| 1883 | Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812) |
| 1895 | Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849) |
| 1920 | Percy French, Irish songwriter, entertainer and artist (b. 1854) |
| 1939 | Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867) |
| 1943 | John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858) |
| 1960 | Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886) |
| 1961 | Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884) |
| 1962 | André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885) |
| 1965 | Winston Churchill, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874) |
| 1966 | Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1909) |
| 1970 | Caresse Crosby, American fashion designer and publisher, co-founded the Black Sun Press (b. 1891) |
| 1971 | Bill W., American activist, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1895) |
| 1973 | J. Carrol Naish, American actor (b. 1896) |
| 1975 | Larry Fine, American comedian (b. 1902) |
| 1982 | Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (b. 1918) |
| 1983 | George Cukor, American director and producer (b. 1899) |
| 1986 | L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (b. 1911) |
| 1988 | Werner Fenchel, German-Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1905) |
| 1989 | Ted Bundy, American serial killer (b. 1946) |
| 1990 | Madge Bellamy, American actress (b. 1899) |
| 1991 | Jack Schaefer, American journalist and author (b. 1907) |
| 1992 | Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (b. 1909) |
| 1993 | Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1908) |
| 2001 | Gaffar Okkan, Turkish police chief (b. 1952)[43] |
| 2002 | Elie Hobeika, Lebanese commander and politician (b. 1956) |
| 2003 | Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (b. 1921) |
| 2004 | Leônidas, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1913) |
| 2006 | Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (b. 1930) |
| 2007 | Krystyna Feldman, Polish actress (b. 1916) |
| 2010 | Pernell Roberts, American actor (b. 1928) |
| 2011 | Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer (b. 1949) |
| 2014 | Shulamit Aloni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 11th Israeli Minister of Education (b. 1928) |
| 2015 | Otto Carius, German lieutenant and pharmacist (b. 1922) |
| 2016 | Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (b. 1928) |
| 2017 | Butch Trucks, American drummer (b. 1947) |
| 2018 | Mark E. Smith, British singer-songwriter (b. 1957) |
| 2019 | Rosemary Bryant Mariner, American United States Naval Aviator (b. 1953) |
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