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In the year 1924
1,091 Notable birthdays
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Indian writer (1924–1997).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Assam.
Died August 6th, 1997 at 72 years old
María Dolores Pradera
Spanish recording artist; singer and actress (1924-2018).
Born August 29th, 1924 in Madrid.
Died May 28th, 2018 at 93 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Peter Green
British historian and novelist (1924–2024).
Born December 22nd, 1924 in London.
Died September 16th, 2024 at 99 years old in Iowa City. [ref]
Marilyn Harris
Child actress (1924-1999).
Born August 19th, 1924 in San Fernando.
Died December 1st, 1999 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Milka Planinc
Yugoslav politician (1924–2010).
Born November 21st, 1924 in Drniš.
Died October 7th, 2010 at 85 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Sailen Manna
Indian footballer (1924-2012).
Born September 1st, 1924 in Howrah.
Died February 27th, 2012 at 87 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
John Melcher
American politician (1924-2018).
Born September 6th, 1924 in Sioux City.
Died April 12th, 2018 at 93 years old in Missoula. [ref]
Delia Fiallo
Cuban author and screenwriter (1924–2021).
Born July 4th, 1924 in Havana.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 96 years old in Coral Gables. [ref]
Donald M. Fraser
American politician (1924-2019).
Born February 20th, 1924 in Minneapolis.
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 95 years old in Minneapolis.
Colette Renard
French actress (1924-2010).
Born November 1st, 1924 in Ermont.
Died October 6th, 2010 at 85 years old in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (brain cancer). [ref]
Franco Basaglia
Italian psychiatrist and neurologist (1924-1980).
Born March 11th, 1924 in Venice.
Died August 29th, 1980 at 56 years old in Venice (cancer). [ref]
Claude Lefort
French philosopher (1924–2010).
Born April 21st, 1924 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 3rd, 2010 at 86 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Lucky Thompson
American jazz saxophonist (1924–2005).
Born June 16th, 1924 in Detroit, Columbia.
Died July 30th, 2005 at 81 years old in Seattle (Alzheimer's disease).
Barbara Hicks
English film actress (1924-2013).
Born August 12th, 1924 in Heath Town.
Died September 6th, 2013 at 89 years old in Little Maplestead. [ref]
Raoul Coutard
French cinematographer (1924-2016).
Born September 16th, 1924 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2016 at 92 years old in Labenne. [ref]
Jean-François Revel
French writer and philosopher (1924–2006).
Born January 19th, 1924 in Marseille.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 82 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist (1924-2014).
Born May 30th, 1924 in Havana.
Died April 14th, 2014 at 89 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia).
Evelyn Boyd Granville
African-american mathematician (1924–2023).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Washington, D.C..
Died June 27th, 2023 at 99 years old in Silver Spring. [ref]
Ludmilla Tchérina
French artist (1924-2004).
Born October 10th, 1924 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 21st, 2004 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Vera Molnár
Hungarian artist (1924–2023).
Born January 5th, 1924 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2023 at 99 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal
Nicaraguan journalist (1924-1978).
Born September 23rd, 1924 in Granada.
Died January 10th, 1978 at 53 years old in Managua.
Paruyr Sevak
Armenian writer, poet and specialist in literature (1924-1971).
Born January 24th, 1924 in Zangakatun.
Died June 17th, 1971 at 47 years old in Yerevan (traffic collision).
Hazel Brooks
American actress (1924-2002).
Born September 8th, 1924 in Cape Town.
Died September 18th, 2002 at 78 years old in Bel Air.
Georges Prêtre
French orchestral and opera conductor (1924-2017).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Waziers.
Died January 4th, 2017 at 92 years old in Castres. [ref]
José Donoso
Chilean author and journalist (1924-1996).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Santiago.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Santiago.
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