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In the year 1924
999 Notable birthdays
Arthur Erickson
Canadian architect and urban planner.
Born June 14th, 1924 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2009 at 84 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Isadore Singer
American mathematician (1924–2021).
Born April 24th, 1924 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Boxborough.
Randy Stuart
American actress (1924–1996).
Born October 24th, 1924 in Iola.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 71 years old in Bakersfield (lung cancer).
Howard T. Odum
American ecologist.
Born September 1st, 1924 in Durham.
Died September 11th, 2002 at 78 years old in Gainesville.
Eduardo Chillida
Spanish basque sculptor (1924-2002).
Born January 10th, 1924 in San Sebastián.
Died August 19th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Sebastián (Alzheimer's disease).
Jean Bartik
American eniac computer programmer (1924–2011).
Born December 27th, 1924 in Alanthus Grove.
Died March 23rd, 2011 at 86 years old in Poughkeepsie (stroke). [ref]
Joe Gaetjens
Haitian-american soccer player (1924-1964).
Born March 19th, 1924 in Port-au-Prince.
Died July 10th, 1964 at 40 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Mike Bongiorno
American-born italian television host (1924-2009).
Born May 26th, 1924 in New York City.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 85 years old in Monaco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ken Tyrrell
Racing driver and formula one team owner (1924-2001).
Died August 25th, 2001 at 77 years old in Surrey (pancreatic cancer).
Leonard Rosenman
American composer (1924-2008).
Born September 7th, 1924 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2008 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aldo Giuffrè
Italian actor (1924-2010).
Born April 10th, 1924 in Naples.
Died June 26th, 2010 at 86 years old in Rome (peritonitis).
Marcia Mae Jones
American actress (1924-2007).
Born August 1st, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died September 2nd, 2007 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Khamtai Siphandone
Former chairman of the lao people's revolutionary party.
Born February 8th, 1924 in French Protectorate of Laos.
Died April 2nd, 2025 at 101 years old in Vientiane. [ref]
Aman Andom
Politician (1924-1974).
Born June 21st, 1924 in Tsazega.
Died November 23rd, 1974 at 50 years old in Addis Ababa.
Lee Bergere
American actor (1918-2007).
Born April 10th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died January 31st, 2007 at 82 years old in New Hampshire. [ref]
Israel Tal
Israeli military officer (1924–2010).
Born September 13th, 1924 in Mahanayim.
Died September 8th, 2010 at 85 years old in Rehovot. [ref]
Kamala Markandaya
Indian writer (1924–2004).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Mysore.
Died May 16th, 2004 at 80 years old in London.
Gilbert Simondon
20th century french philosopher (1924–1989).
Born October 2nd, 1924 in Saint-Étienne. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1989 at 64 years old in Palaiseau. [ref]
Kenneth Noland
American artist (1924–2010).
Born April 10th, 1924 in Asheville.
Died January 5th, 2010 at 85 years old in Port Clyde (kidney cancer). [ref]
James Black
Scottish doctor and pharmacologist.
Born June 14th, 1924 in Uddingston.
Died March 22nd, 2010 at 85 years old in London (prostate cancer).
André Franquin
Belgian comics artist (1924-1997).
Born January 3rd, 1924 in Etterbeek.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 73 years old in Saint-Laurent-du-Var (myocardial infarction).
Peter Safar
Austrian physician (1924-2003).
Born April 12th, 1924 in Vienna.
Died August 3rd, 2003 at 79 years old in Mt. Lebanon (cancer). [ref]
Genichi Taguchi
Japanese engineer and statistician.
Born January 1st, 1924 in Tōkamachi-shi.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 88 years old in Japan (heart failure). [ref]
Georges Charpak
French physicist.
Born August 1st, 1924 in Dubrovytsia. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2010 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle