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In the year 1924
999 Notable birthdays
Hannes Messemer
Actor (1924-1991).
Born May 17th, 1924 in Dillingen an der Donau.
Died November 2nd, 1991 at 67 years old in Aachen (myocardial infarction).
Grégoire Kayibanda
Rwandan politician, 1st and former president of rwanda (1924-1976).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Musambira.
Died December 15th, 1976 at 52 years old in Kabgayi (disease).
George Segal
American pop art painter and sculptor (1924–2000).
Born November 26th, 1924 in New York City.
Died June 10th, 2000 at 75 years old in New Brunswick.
Akhtar Abdur Rahman
Pakistani intelligence chief.
Born June 11th, 1924 in Rampur.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 64 years old in Bahawalpur.
César Lattes
Brazilian physicist, researcher and university teacher.
Born July 11th, 1924 in Curitiba.
Died March 8th, 2005 at 80 years old in Campinas.
John Lukacs
American historian (1924–2019).
Born January 31st, 1924 in Budapest.
Died May 6th, 2019 at 95 years old in Phoenixville. [ref]
Basil Bernstein
British sociologist (1924–2000).
Born November 1st, 1924 in London.
Died September 24th, 2000 at 75 years old in London.
Bulat Okudzhava
Soviet writer and singer (1924-1997).
Born May 9th, 1924 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1997 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jeff Richards
American baseball player and actor (1924-1989).
Born November 1st, 1924 in Portland.
Died July 28th, 1989 at 64 years old in San Bernardino.
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
Turkish association football player (1924–2012).
Born December 22nd, 1924 in Büyükada.
Died January 13th, 2012 at 87 years old in Istanbul (heart failure). [ref]
Yuri Orlov
Soviet physicist.
Born August 13th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 2020 at 96 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Yehuda Amichai
Israeli poet (1924-2000).
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Grace Metalious
American-french writer.
Born September 8th, 1924 in Manchester. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1964 at 39 years old in New Hampshire (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Taylor Mead
American writer (1924–2013).
Born December 31st, 1924 in Michigan.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Denver.
Bettye Ackerman
American actress (1924-2006).
Born February 28th, 1924 in Cottageville.
Died November 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Columbia (stroke). [ref]
Danielle Mitterrand
Wife of françois mitterrand (1924-2011).
Born October 29th, 1924 in Verdun.
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Paris, 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Samia Gamal
Egyptian belly dancer and actress.
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Beni Suef.
Died December 1st, 1994 at 70 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Doug Harvey
Canadian ice hockey player (1924-1989).
Born December 19th, 1924 in Montreal.
Died December 26th, 1989 at 65 years old in Montreal (liver cirrhosis).
Maria Koepcke
German-peruvian ornithologist (1924-1971).
Born May 15th, 1924 in Leipzig.
Died December 24th, 1971 at 47 years old in Peru.
Gustavo Rojo
Uruguayan-mexican actor (1923-2017).
Born September 5th, 1924 in Atlantic Ocean.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 92 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Harry Schwarz
South african activist (1924-2010).
Born May 13th, 1924 in Cologne.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 85 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Nek Chand Saini
Indian artist, known for building the rock garden of chandigarh (1924-2015).
Born December 15th, 1924 in Narowal District.
Died June 12th, 2015 at 90 years old in Chandigarh.
Gene L. Coon
American screenwriter, tv producer and novelist, best known for his work on star trek (1924–1973).
Born January 7th, 1924 in Beatrice.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Wendell H. Ford
American politician (1924-2015).
Born September 8th, 1924 in Owensboro.
Died January 22nd, 2015 at 90 years old in Owensboro (lung cancer).
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