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In the year 1924
1,086 Notable birthdays
Shorty Rogers
American west coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994).
Born April 14th, 1924 in Berkshire County.
Died November 7th, 1994 at 70 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Peggy Ryan
American actress and dancer (1924-2004).
Born August 28th, 1924 in Long Beach.
Died October 30th, 2004 at 80 years old in Las Vegas (stroke). [ref]
Vladimir Semichastny
Kgb chairman (1924-2001).
Born January 15th, 1924 in Mezhova.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 76 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease).
Michel Tournier
French writer (1924–2016).
Born December 19th, 1924 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 18th, 2016 at 91 years old in Choisel.
William Diehl
American writer (1924-2006).
Born December 4th, 1924 in Jamaica.
Died November 24th, 2006 at 81 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Giovanni Sartori
Italian journalist and political scientist (1924-2017).
Born May 13th, 1924 in Florence.
Died April 4th, 2017 at 92 years old in Rome (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Louie B. Nunn
Kentucky governor (1924-2004).
Born March 8th, 1924 in Barren County.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 79 years old in Versailles (myocardial infarction).
Bob Kurland
American basketball player (1924–2013).
Born December 23rd, 1924 in St. Louis.
Died September 29th, 2013 at 88 years old in Sanibel.
Marianne Bernadotte
Swedish actress and philanthropist (1924–2025).
Born July 15th, 1924 in Helsingborg.
Died May 16th, 2025 at 100 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
János Starker
Hungarian-american cellist (1924–2013).
Born July 5th, 1924 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Bloomington.
Navvab Safavi
Iranian cleric (1924–1956).
Born October 9th, 1924 in Ghaniabad.
Died January 18th, 1956 at 31 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
Qiao Shi
Former politburo standing committee member of the chinese communist party (1924-2015).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Shanghai.
Died June 14th, 2015 at 90 years old in Beijing (cancer).
Donald Richie
American writer and film historian (1924–2013).
Born April 17th, 1924 in Lima.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 88 years old in Tokyo.
Marcel Broodthaers
Belgian visual artist (1924-1976).
Born January 28th, 1924 in Saint-Gilles. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1976 at 52 years old in Cologne (liver disease). [ref]
Bent Fabric
Danish pianist and composer (1924–2020).
Born December 7th, 1924 in Frederiksberg.
Died July 28th, 2020 at 95 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Raymond Barre
85th prime minister of france (1924-2007).
Born April 12th, 1924 in Saint-Denis.
Died August 25th, 2007 at 83 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Aleksandar Nikolić
Basketball player and coach (1924–2000).
Born October 28th, 1924 in Sarajevo.
Died March 12th, 2000 at 75 years old in Belgrade.
Liang Yusheng
Hong kong writer (1924-2009).
Born April 5th, 1924 in Mengshan County.
Died January 22nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Robert Michael White
American officer, astronaut, engineer and test pilot (1924–2010).
Born July 6th, 1924 in New York City.
Died March 17th, 2010 at 85 years old in Orlando. [ref]
David Landes
American economic historian (1924-2013).
Born April 29th, 1924 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 2013 at 89 years old in Haverford.
Moktar Ould Daddah
President of mauritania from 1960 to 1978.
Born December 25th, 1924 in Boutilimit. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Allan Edwall
Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer (1924-1997).
Born August 25th, 1924 in Rödön church parish.
Died February 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (prostate cancer).
James Lighthill
British applied mathematician (1924–1998).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Paris.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 74 years old in Sark.
Carlos Humberto Romero
President of el salvador (1924-2017).
Born February 29th, 1924 in Chalatenango.
Died February 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in San Salvador. [ref]
Motoo Kimura
Japanese scientist (1924–1994).
Born November 13th, 1924 in Okazaki. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1994 at 70 years old in Japan (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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