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In the year 1924
1,086 Notable birthdays
Jean Piat
French actor and author (1924–2018).
Born September 23rd, 1924 in Lannoy.
Died September 18th, 2018 at 93 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (disease). [ref]
Karel Kachyňa
Czech film director (1924–2004).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Vyškov. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2004 at 79 years old in Říčany. [ref]
William Auld
Scottish poet, author, translator (1924–2006).
Born November 6th, 1924 in Erith.
Died September 11th, 2006 at 81 years old in Dollar. [ref]
Erik Balling
Danish film director (1924–2005).
Born November 29th, 1924 in Nyborg.
Died November 19th, 2005 at 80 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
André Kamperveen
Surinamese football player and politician (1924-1982).
Born September 27th, 1924 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1982 at 58 years old in Fort Zeelandia (gunshot wound).
Klaus Junge
German chess player (1924–1945).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Concepción.
Died April 17th, 1945 at 21 years old in Welle.
Irasema Dilián
Italian actress (1924–1996).
Born May 24th, 1924 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1996 at 71 years old in Ceprano.
David Marshall Lang
British historian.
Born May 6th, 1924 in Bromley.
Died March 20th, 1991 at 66 years old in Harlow.
Boris Vasilyev
Soviet and russian writer (1924—2013).
Born May 21st, 1924 in Smolensk.
Died March 11th, 2013 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Yochai Ben-Nun
Israeli military officer (1924–1994).
Born December 17th, 1924 in Haifa.
Died June 6th, 1994 at 69 years old in New York City.
Mel Patton
American athletics competitor (1924-2014).
Born November 16th, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died May 9th, 2014 at 89 years old in Fallbrook (diabetes).
Rossana Rossanda
Italian journalist and politician (1924-2020).
Born April 23rd, 1924 in Pula.
Died September 20th, 2020 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Anouar Abdel-Malek
Egyptian-french political scientist.
Born October 23rd, 1924 in Cairo.
Died June 15th, 2012 at 87 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Thirunalloor Karunakaran
Indian writer (1924-2006).
Born October 8th, 1924 in Perinad. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2006 at 81 years old in Kollam.
Grethe Bartram
Danish wartime collaborator.
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Aarhus.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 92 years old in Vessigebro.
Göran Malmqvist
Swedish linguist and sinologist, member of the swedish academy (1924-2019).
Born June 6th, 1924 in Jönköping.
Died October 17th, 2019 at 95 years old in Djursholm. [ref]
Marvin Albert
American author (1924-1996).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died March 25th, 1996 at 72 years old in Menton.
Charles Coste
French cyclist (1924–2025).
Born February 8th, 1924 in Ollioules.
Died October 30th, 2025 at 101 years old in Colombes. [ref]
Ivo Garrani
Italian actor (1924-2015).
Born February 6th, 1924 in Introdacqua.
Died March 25th, 2015 at 91 years old in Rome.
George Wallington
Italian-american jazz pianist and composer (1924–1993).
Born October 27th, 1924 in Palermo.
Died February 15th, 1993 at 68 years old in Cape Coral.
Yuri Bondarev
Soviet and russian writer, screenwriter (1924–2020).
Born March 15th, 1924 in Orsk.
Died March 29th, 2020 at 96 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jozef Kroner
Slovak actor (1924-1998).
Born March 20th, 1924 in Staškov. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1998 at 73 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
George Amick
American racing driver (1924–1959).
Born October 24th, 1924 in Vernonia.
Died April 4th, 1959 at 34 years old in Daytona Beach.
Gianni Ferrio
Italian composer (1924–2013).
Born November 15th, 1924 in Vicenza.
Died October 21st, 2013 at 88 years old in Rome.
Ronnie Taylor
British cinematographer (1924–2018).
Born October 27th, 1924 in Hampstead.
Died August 3rd, 2018 at 93 years old in Ibiza. [ref]
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