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In the year 1924
1,091 Notable birthdays
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]
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 Prague, Bělá pod Bezdězem. [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]
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