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In the year 1924
1,086 Notable birthdays
Dick Rathmann
Racecar driver.
Born January 6th, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died February 1st, 2000 at 76 years old in Melbourne.
Gisela May
German actress and singer (1924-2016).
Born May 31st, 1924 in Wetzlar.
Died December 2nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Joly Braga Santos
Portuguese composer (1924-1988).
Born May 14th, 1924 in Lisbon.
Died July 18th, 1988 at 64 years old in Lisbon (stroke).
Abdulah Gegić
Yugoslav footballer (1924–2008).
Born March 19th, 1924 in Novi Pazar. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2008 at 84 years old in Novi Sad (stroke). [ref]
Makhmud Esambayev
Soviet actor and dancer.
Born July 15th, 1924 in Starye Atagi.
Died January 7th, 2000 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Kenneth Grant
British occult writer (1924–2011).
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Ilford.
Died January 15th, 2011 at 86 years old [ref]
Ghislain Cloquet
Belgian cinematographer (1924-1981).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Antwerp.
Died November 2nd, 1981 at 57 years old in Montainville.
Sabine Weiss
French photographer (1924–2021).
Born July 23rd, 1924 in Saint-Gingolph.
Died December 28th, 2021 at 97 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Anis Mansour
Egyptian writer (1924–2011).
Born August 18th, 1924 in Mansoura.
Died October 21st, 2011 at 87 years old in Cairo (pneumonia). [ref]
Walkiria Terradura
Italian partisan.
Born January 9th, 1924 in Gubbio.
Died July 5th, 2023 at 99 years old in Rome.
Joseph Nérette
President of haiti (1924-2007).
Born April 9th, 1924 in Port-au-Prince.
Died April 29th, 2007 at 83 years old in Port-au-Prince (lung cancer). [ref]
Alex Quaison-Sackey
Ghanaian diplomat (1924-1992).
Born August 9th, 1924 in Winneba.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 68 years old in Accra.
Rolf Schimpf
German actor (1924–2025).
Born November 14th, 1924 in Berlin.
Died March 22nd, 2025 at 100 years old in Munich. [ref]
Luděk Pachman
Czechoslovak-german chess grandmaster (1924-2003).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Bělá pod Bezdězem, Prague. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2003 at 78 years old in Passau. [ref]
Chikage Awashima
Japanese actress (1924-2012).
Born February 24th, 1924 in Tokyo.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 87 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Lucebert
Dutch painter (1924-1994).
Born September 15th, 1924 in Amsterdam.
Died May 10th, 1994 at 69 years old in Alkmaar.
Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
Catholic cardinal (1924–2019).
Born August 13th, 1924 in Minas Gerais.
Died October 8th, 2019 at 95 years old in Belo Horizonte (pneumonia). [ref]
Virginio Rognoni
Italian politician (1924–2022).
Born August 5th, 1924 in Corsico.
Died September 20th, 2022 at 98 years old in Pavia.
Roger Marche
French association football player (1924-1997).
Born March 5th, 1924 in Villers-Semeuse.
Died November 1st, 1997 at 73 years old in Charleville-Mézières.
Mary Hesse
English philosopher (1924-2016).
Born October 15th, 1924 in Reigate. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2016 at 91 years old [ref]
Michael Riffaterre
French literary critic (1924–2006).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Bourganeuf.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Argentine film director and screenwriter (1924-1978).
Born May 5th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 8th, 1978 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires (bone cancer).
Scott Brady
American actor (1924-1985).
Born September 13th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died April 16th, 1985 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Carlo Bergonzi
Italian opera singer (1924-2014).
Born July 13th, 1924 in Polesine Parmense.
Died July 25th, 2014 at 90 years old in Milan. [ref]
Humberto Fernández Morán
Venezuelan scientist (1924-1999).
Born February 18th, 1924 in Concepción.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
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