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In the year 1924
1,086 Notable birthdays
Kieron Moore
Irish actor (1924–2007).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Skibbereen.
Died July 15th, 2007 at 82 years old in Jonzac.
Josef Škvorecký
Czech-canadian writer and publisher (1924-2012).
Born September 27th, 1924 in Náchod. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 87 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
Russian-american mathematician (1924-2016).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 16th, 2016 at 91 years old in Boston. [ref]
Olivier Gendebien
Belgian racecar driver (1924-1998).
Born January 12th, 1924 in Brussels.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 74 years old in Tarascon.
James Kirkwood, Jr.
American playwright, author and actor (1924-1989).
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Hollywood.
Died April 22nd, 1989 at 64 years old in Manhattan (spinal cord neoplasm).
John Love
Racecar driver (1924-2005).
Born December 7th, 1924 in Bulawayo.
Died April 25th, 2005 at 80 years old in Bulawayo (cancer).
Eugenio Scalfari
Italian writer, journalist and politician (1924–2022).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Civitavecchia.
Died July 14th, 2022 at 98 years old in Rome. [ref]
Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian royal (1924–2007).
Born May 21st, 1924 in Colmar-Berg.
Died February 28th, 2007 at 82 years old in Fischbach.
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
Nepalese politician (1924-2011).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Varanasi.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 86 years old in Kathmandu (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Gevork Vartanian
Soviet spy (1924–2012).
Born February 17th, 1924 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 10th, 2012 at 87 years old in Moscow (cancer).
William Hathaway
American politician (1924-2013).
Born February 21st, 1924 in Cambridge.
Died June 24th, 2013 at 89 years old in McLean.
Geoffrey Chew
American theoretical physicist (1924–2019).
Born June 5th, 1924 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 11th, 2019 at 94 years old in Berkeley.
Susanna Foster
American actress (1924–2009).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died January 17th, 2009 at 84 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
J. William Middendorf II
American diplomat.
Born September 22nd, 1924 in Baltimore.
Died October 24th, 2025 at 101 years old in Fall River. [ref]
Friedrich L. Bauer
German computer scientist (1924–2015).
Born June 10th, 1924 in Regensburg.
Died March 26th, 2015 at 90 years old [ref]
Umar Wirahadikusumah
4th vice president of indonesia (1983–1988).
Born October 10th, 1924 in West Java.
Died March 21st, 2003 at 78 years old in Jakarta.
Fernando Romeo Lucas García
President of guatemala (1924-2006).
Born July 4th, 1924 in San Juan Chamelco.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in Puerto La Cruz (Alzheimer's disease).
Coco Schumann
German jazz musician (1924–2018).
Born May 14th, 1924 in Berlin.
Died January 28th, 2018 at 93 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Peter George
British novelist.
Born March 24th, 1924 in Treorchy.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 42 years old in Hastings.
Johnny Bach
American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1924-2016).
Born July 10th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died January 18th, 2016 at 91 years old in Chicago.
Alexander Rich
American biologist (1924–2015).
Born November 15th, 1924 in Hartford.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 90 years old in Boston.
Evald Ilyenkov
Russian philosopher (1924–1979).
Born February 18th, 1924 in Smolensk.
Died March 21st, 1979 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Fritz Koenig
German sculptor (1924–2017).
Born June 20th, 1924 in Würzburg.
Died February 22nd, 2017 at 92 years old in Altdorf. [ref]
Sarah Caldwell
American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director (1924-2006).
Born March 6th, 1924 in Maryville.
Died March 23rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Portland. [ref]
Al Haig
American pianist (1922-1982).
Born July 22nd, 1924 in Newark. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1982 at 58 years old in New York City.
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