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Deaths Which Occured August 24:
1103 Magnus III Berbein [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies
1217 Eustace "the Monk" French buccaneer, dies in battle
1313 Henry VII Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies
1371 Eduard duke of Gelre (1361-71), dies
1572 Charles de F‚ligny French officer/huguenot, murdered
Gaspard de Chƒtillon Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded
1595 Thomas Digges English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies
1647 Nicholas Stone "Elder" English sculptor/architect, dies at about 61
1666 Francisco M the Melo Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57
1680 Ferdinand Bulb Dutch painter/etcher, buried
1712 Thomas Bullis composer, dies at 54
1724 Andreas Kneller composer, dies at 75
1759 Ewald C von Kleist German poet, dies at 44
1770 Thomas Chatterton English poet (Revenge), dies
1801 Jacques-Denis Antoine French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68
1806 Paul-Louis Cyffl‚ Flemish sculptor/goldsmith (Terre Lorraine), dies
1833 Adrian H Haworth English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65
1840 Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot composer, dies at 89
1841 Karl Friedrich Curschmann composer, dies at 36
1888 Rudolph J E Clausius German physicist (thermodynamics), dies
1889 Jan E Matzeliger Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies
1895 John F Loudon entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74
1906 Alfred Stevens Belgian painter, dies
1907 Pieter Louis Tak writer (Chronicle), dies at 58
1940 Paul G Nipkow German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80
1943 Simone Weil French philosopher (Le pesanteur et la grƒce), dies
1954 Get£lio D Vargas pres/dictator Brazil (1930-45, 51-54), suicide
1957 Albert Edward Sammons composer, dies at 71
1958 John G Str˜dom premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65
Kenneth Leighton composer, dies at 28
Leo Blech composer, dies at 87
1962 Henry George Ley composer, dies at 74
1964 Maurice Schoemaker composer, dies at 73
1967 Amanda Randolph actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65
Henry J Kaiser industrialist (Boulder Dam, Liberty ship), dies at 85
1972 Carlos Don Byas US jazz saxophonist, dies at 59
1973 Billy Greene actor (Burton-One Man's Family), dies at 76
Slava Vorlova composer, dies at 79
1975 Charles H Revson US cosmetic magnate, dies at 69
1976 Michael Dewar Head composer, dies at 76
1983 Jack Somack actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64
1985 Paul Creston composer, dies at 78
1987 Bayard Rustin US civil rights activist, dies at 77
1988 Leonard Frey actor, dies of AIDS in NY at 49
Max Shulman author (Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap), dies at 69
1991 Abel Kivlat US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99
Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk Neth/Indon writer (Day Camp book), dies
Bernard Castro patented convertible couch, dies at 87
Mike Sokoll cowboy actor, dies at 97
1992 Andreas M Donner Dutch state leader, dies at 74
Larrie Londin jazz drummer, dies at 48
1994 W˜nanda MC "Nan" Aberson friend of Gerard Van de Reve Sr, dies at 82