Did you know
Tomlinson was posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend in 2002.
Notable Deaths on June 24
2000 — David Tomlinson
English actor and comedian (born 1917)
June 24 has 84 recorded notable deaths across history, from 1046 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
84 source records
1046 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on June 24
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- 1717 The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England). Source
- 1713 The treaty of Adrianople ends the Russo-Turkish War of 1710–1713, which restores territory to the Ottomans while allowing the Russians to focus on their war against the Swedes. Source
- 1954 First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê. Source
- 1940 World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company. Source
Did you know
Thomas McKean served as President of Congress for four months in 1781.
Did you know
Carlos Gardel was one of the most influential interpreters of popular music in the first half of the 20th century.
Did you know
In 1990, Bueno released his first record, La Foto de tu Cuerpo, on Polygram Records.
Did you know
In April 2007, Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport proclaimed him as the most successful football manager in history, due to his seven league titles won in five countries.
More major people who died on June 24
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1817
Thomas McKean
American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (born 1734)
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father.
1935
Carlos Gardel
French-Argentine singer, composer and actor (born 1890)
Carlos Gardel was a French-born Argentine singer, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango.
2000
Rodrigo Bueno
Argentine cuarteto singer (born 1973)
Rodrigo Alejandro Bueno, also known by his stage name Rodrigo or his nickname "El Potro", was an Argentine singer of cuarteto music.
2011
Tomislav Ivić
Croatian football coach and manager (born 1933)
Tomislav Ivić was a Croatian professional football player and manager. Often described as a brilliant strategist, Ivić is credited with helping develop the modern style of the game.
1314
Gilbert de Clare
8th Earl of Gloucester, English commander (born 1291)
Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, 7th Earl of Hertford was an English nobleman and military commander in the Scottish Wars.
2007
Derek Dougan
Northern Irish footballer and manager (born 1938)
Alexander Derek Dougan was a Northern Ireland international footballer, football manager, football chairman, pundit, and writer. He was also known by his nickname, "The Doog".
1923
Edith Södergran
Swedish-Finnish poet (born 1892)
Edith Irene Södergran was a Swedish-speaking Finnish poet. One of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature, her influences came from French Symbolism, German expressionism, and Russian futurism.
2010
Fred Anderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist (born 1929)
Fred Anderson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who was based in Chicago, Illinois. Anderson's playing was rooted in the swing music and hard bop idioms, but he also incorporated innovations from free jazz.
2012
Gu Chaohao
Chinese mathematician and academic (born 1926)
Gu Chaohao was a Chinese mathematician. He graduated from National Chekiang University in 1948, and received a doctorate in physics and mathematical science from Moscow University in 1959.
1503
Reginald Bray
English architect and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1440)
Sir Reginald Bray was an English administrator and statesman. He was the Chancellor of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster under Henry VII, briefly Treasurer of the Exchequer, and one of the most influential men…
1984
Clarence Campbell
Canadian businessman (born 1905)
Clarence Sutherland Campbell was a Canadian ice hockey executive and referee, and soldier.
1088
William de Warenne
1st Earl of Surrey, Norman nobleman
William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Lord of Lewes, Seigneur de Varennes, was a Norman nobleman created Earl of Surrey by William II Rufus.
2021
Trần Thiện Khiêm
7th Prime Minister of South Vietnam and army officer (born 1925)
Trần Thiện Khiêm was a South Vietnamese soldier and politician, who served as a General in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) during the Vietnam War. He was born in Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina.
2015
Susan Ahn Cuddy
American lieutenant (born 1915)
Susan Ahn Cuddy was the first female gunnery officer in the United States Navy.
1604
Edward de Vere
17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (born 1550)
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era.
1643
John Hampden
English politician (born 1595)
John Hampden was an English politician from Oxfordshire, who was killed fighting for Parliament in the First English Civil War.
1997
Brian Keith
American actor (born 1921)
Robert Alba Keith, known professionally as Brian Keith, was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his six-decade career gained recognition for his work in films such as the Disney family film The Parent…
2013
Mick Aston
English archaeologist and academic (born 1946)
Michael Antony Aston was an English archaeologist who specialised in Early Medieval landscape archaeology.
2007
Natasja Saad
Danish rapper and reggae singer (born 1974)
Natasja Saad, also known mononymously as Natasja and also as Dou T and Little T, was a Danish rapper, deejay, and singer.