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Who died on 24 May?

Celebrities who died on 24 May

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Oldest

100 years, 11 months, 10 days

Youngest

33 years, 10 months, 28 days

Born first

27 August 1870

Died first

24 May 1919

Born last

8 July 1984

Died last

24 May 2023

American-born singer  Tina Turner

Tina Turner

American-born singer

2023
British Labour Party politician Harold Wilson

Harold Wilson

British Labour Party politician

1995
American jazz musician, composer and band leader Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

American jazz musician, composer and band leader

1974
American politician  Beverly White

Beverly White

American politician

2021
American actor George Maharis

George Maharis

American actor

2023
British game commentator John Bain

John Bain

British game commentator

2018
American physicist Murray Gell-Mann

Murray Gell-Mann

American physicist

2019
American singer-songwriter Gene Clark

Gene Clark

American singer-songwriter

1991
German philosopher Frithjof Bergmann

Frithjof Bergmann

German philosopher

2021
actress Pat Crowley

Pat Crowley

actress

2011
American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and action director Yakima Canutt

Yakima Canutt

American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and action director

1986
Norwegian male curler Thomas Ulsrud

Thomas Ulsrud

Norwegian male curler

2022
Georgian-American artist David Datuna

David Datuna

Georgian-American artist

2022
Indian actor Shyamanand Jalan

Shyamanand Jalan

Indian actor

2010
American jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb

Jimmy Cobb

American jazz drummer

2020
American actor best known for his role as a Munchkin in the 1939 movie The Wizard Of Oz Jerry Maren

Jerry Maren

American actor best known for his role as a Munchkin in the 1939 movie The Wizard Of Oz

2018
East Timorese feminist, separatist activist and politician Lourdes Alves Araújo

Lourdes Alves Araújo

East Timorese feminist, separatist activist and politician

2021
English actress Hermione Gingold

Hermione Gingold

English actress

1987
American young adult novelist Richard Peck

Richard Peck

American young adult novelist

2018
American psychologist Don Beck

Don Beck

American psychologist

2022
Mexican composer  Javier Álvarez

Javier Álvarez

Mexican composer

2023
Dutch actress  Ella Snoep

Ella Snoep

Dutch actress

2009
American dancer Anna Halprin

Anna Halprin

American dancer

2021
Danish actress Asta Nielsen

Asta Nielsen

Danish actress

1972
American baseball player Biff Pocoroba

Biff Pocoroba

American baseball player

2020
German Neo-Nazi and daughter of SS chief Heinrich Himmler Gudrun Burwitz

Gudrun Burwitz

German Neo-Nazi and daughter of SS chief Heinrich Himmler

2018
American writer Harold Bell Wright

Harold Bell Wright

American writer

1944
Recipient of Vir Chakra Zorawar Chand Bakhshi

Zorawar Chand Bakhshi

Recipient of Vir Chakra

2018
English actor  Jack Warner

Jack Warner

English actor

1981
Film director Jacques Feyder

Jacques Feyder

Film director

1948
American journalist, playwright, editor and writer Fulton Oursler

Fulton Oursler

American journalist, playwright, editor and writer

1952
English character actor John Abbott

John Abbott

English character actor

1996
actor Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

actor

1956
American photographer John Loengard

John Loengard

American photographer

2020
Mexican poet Amado Nervo

Amado Nervo

Mexican poet

1919
American actor Jared Martin

Jared Martin

American actor

2017
actor Edward Mulhare

Edward Mulhare

actor

1997
Nepalese poet  Banira Giri

Banira Giri

Nepalese poet

2021
British politician Edward Hemmerde

Edward Hemmerde

British politician

1948
Television personality Dick Martin

Dick Martin

Television personality

2008
Indian actor Nitesh Pandey

Nitesh Pandey

Indian actor

2023
French chemical engineer Fred Aftalion

Fred Aftalion

French chemical engineer

2022
Finnish actor Tauno Palo

Tauno Palo

Finnish actor

1982
British actress Rachel Kempson

Rachel Kempson

British actress

2003
Canadian accountant Bill Borger

Bill Borger

Canadian accountant

2021
American actress Mitzi Green

Mitzi Green

American actress

1969
American artist Granville Redmond

Granville Redmond

American artist

1935
American actor Paul Birch

Paul Birch

American actor

1969