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In the year 1924
1,086 Notable birthdays
Sammy Nestico
American composer and arranger (1924–2021).
Born February 6th, 1924 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 96 years old in Carlsbad. [ref]
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist (1924-1981).
Born November 12th, 1924 in Jacksonville.
Died December 15th, 1981 at 57 years old in New York City.
Willard Boyle
Canadian physicist and inventor (1924–2011).
Born August 19th, 1924 in Amherst.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 86 years old in Wallace (kidney disease). [ref]
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Former ethiopian president (1924-2018).
Born December 28th, 1924 in Addis Ababa.
Died December 15th, 2018 at 93 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Bruce King
American businessman and politician (1924-2009).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Stanley.
Died November 13th, 2009 at 85 years old in Stanley (heart failure). [ref]
Charles Bachman
American computer scientist (1924–2017).
Born December 11th, 1924 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2017 at 92 years old in Lexington (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Anthony Caro
English abstract sculptor (1924-2013).
Born March 8th, 1924 in Surrey. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2013 at 89 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tim Flock
American racecar driver (1924–1998).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Fort Payne.
Died March 31st, 1998 at 73 years old in Atlanta (lung cancer, liver cancer).
Ephraim Kishon
Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director (1924–2005).
Born August 23rd, 1924 in Budapest.
Died January 29th, 2005 at 80 years old in Appenzell (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hideko Takamine
Japanese actress (1924-2010).
Born March 27th, 1924 in Hakodate.
Died December 28th, 2010 at 86 years old in Shibuya (lung cancer). [ref]
Hajo Meyer
German-dutch physicist and political activist.
Born August 12th, 1924 in Bielefeld.
Died August 23rd, 2014 at 90 years old in Heiloo (disease).
Tatiana Nikolayeva
Russian soviet pianist, composer and teacher.
Born May 4th, 1924 in Bezhitsa.
Died November 22nd, 1993 at 69 years old in San Francisco (stroke).
Donatas Banionis
Soviet and lithuanian actor (1924-2014).
Born April 28th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died September 4th, 2014 at 90 years old in Vilnius (stroke).
Krishnaveni
Indian actress.
Born December 24th, 1924 in Andhra Pradesh.
Died February 16th, 2025 at 100 years old
Herk Harvey
American actor and director (1924-1996).
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Fort Collins.
Died April 3rd, 1996 at 71 years old in Lawrence (pancreatic cancer).
Peter Voulkos
American artist (1924-2002).
Born January 29th, 1924 in Bozeman.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 78 years old in Bowling Green.
Bruno Sutkus
Lithuanian-german ss soldier, sniper and recipient of the iron cross (1924–2003).
Born May 14th, 1924 in Chkalovsk Microdistrict.
Died August 29th, 2003 at 79 years old in Germany.
Walter Chiari
Italian actor (1924-1991).
Born March 2nd, 1924 in Verona.
Died December 20th, 1991 at 67 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Earl Bakken
American academic (1924–2018).
Born January 10th, 1924 in Minneapolis.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 94 years old in Kona District.
Efua Theodora Sutherland
Ghanaian writer (1924-1996).
Born June 27th, 1924 in Cape Coast.
Died January 2nd, 1996 at 71 years old in Accra. [ref]
Ella Mae Morse
American popular music singer (1924-1999).
Born September 12th, 1924 in Mansfield.
Died October 16th, 1999 at 75 years old in Bullhead City (respiratory failure).
Colin Ward
British anarchist writer (1924–2010).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Wanstead.
Died February 11th, 2010 at 85 years old in Ipswich. [ref]
Myrna Dell
American actress (1924-2011).
Born March 5th, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died February 11th, 2011 at 86 years old in Studio City.
Leonid Kogan
Soviet violinist (1924–1982).
Born November 14th, 1924 in Dnipro.
Died December 17th, 1982 at 58 years old in Mytishchi (myocardial infarction).
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