Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1924

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1924. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• May 2 Edith Maryon
• May 4 E. Nesbit

  English author and poet (b. 1858).

• May 5 A. Sabapathy

  Sri lankan journalist and politician (b. 1853).

• May 7 Alluri Sitarama Raju

  Indian activist (b. 1897/1898).

• May 7 Dimitar Blagoev
• May 7 Jaroslav Čížek
• May 7 Georg Selenius
• May 14 Enrico Barone
• May 14 Lino Maupas
• May 14 Fortunato Maycotte
• May 15 Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant

  French diplomat and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1852).

• May 15 Paul Henri Benjamin Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, Baron de Constant de Rebecque

  Prize laureate for their prominent position in the international movement for peace and arbitration.

• May 18 Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend
• May 19 Maria Bernarda Bütler
• May 20 Bogd Khan

  Mongolian ruler (c.

• May 20 Lucia Fairchild Fuller
• May 22 Viktor Pavlovič Nogin
• May 24 Augusto Witting
• May 25 Lyubov Popova

  Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1889).

• May 25 Charles William Andrews
• May 25 Ljubov' Sergeevna Popova
• May 26 Victor Herbert

  Irish-american cellist, composer, and conductor, founded the american society of composers, authors and publishers (b. 1859).

• May 26 Vittorio Cuttin
• May 26 Nicola Gaetani d'Alife
• May 26 Cláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leão
• May 27 Aaron Hoffman
• May 29 Paul Cambon