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In the year 1924
999 Notable birthdays
Jeremiah Denton
American vietnam war pow and politician (1924-2014).
Born July 15th, 1924 in Mobile.
Died March 28th, 2014 at 89 years old in Virginia Beach (heart failure).
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
American socialite (1924-2006); younger sister of john f. kennedy.
Born May 6th, 1924 in Brookline.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 82 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Roberts Blossom
American actor and poet (1924–2011).
Born March 25th, 1924 in New Haven.
Died July 8th, 2011 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (stroke). [ref]
George Mikan
American basketball player, coach, commissioner.
Born June 18th, 1924 in Joliet. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2005 at 80 years old in Scottsdale (diabetes). [ref]
Katy Jurado
Mexican actress (1924-2002).
Born January 16th, 1924 in Guadalajara.
Died July 5th, 2002 at 78 years old in Cuernavaca (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney failure).
Colleen Dewhurst
Canadian-american actress (1924-1991).
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Montreal. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1991 at 67 years old in New York City (cervical cancer). [ref]
Deke Slayton
American astronaut (1924–1993).
Born March 1st, 1924 in Sparta.
Died June 13th, 1993 at 69 years old in League City (brain cancer).
Dorothy Malone
American actress (1924-2018).
Born January 30th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died January 19th, 2018 at 93 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Guy Williams
American actor (1924–1989).
Born January 14th, 1924 in Manhattan.
Died April 30th, 1989 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires (intracranial aneurysm).
Pat Hingle
Actor (1924-2009).
Born July 19th, 1924 in Denver. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Carolina Beach (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Wally Cox
American actor (1924-1973).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Detroit.
Died December 6th, 1973 at 49 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Norman Fell
American actor (1924–1998).
Born March 24th, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died December 14th, 1998 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (multiple myeloma).
Alexander Haig
Former u.s. secretary of state and u.s. army general (1924-2010).
Born December 2nd, 1924 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2010 at 85 years old in Baltimore (infectious disease). [ref]
Henry Sy
Filipino businessman, the richest man in the philippines according to forbes or 11 years (2007-2018)..
Born December 25th, 1924 in Xiamen.
Died January 19th, 2019 at 94 years old in Manila (myocardial infarction).
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990).
Born March 27th, 1924 in Newark.
Died April 3rd, 1990 at 66 years old in Hidden Hills (lung cancer).
Juan Ponce Enrile
Filipino politician, senator and former military chief; member of the senate of the philippines from 1987-1992; 1995-2001; 2004 to 2016.
Born February 14th, 1924 in Gonzaga. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2025 at 101 years old in Makati (pneumonia). [ref]
Benoit Mandelbrot
Polish-born, french and american mathematician.
Born November 20th, 1924 in Warsaw.
Died October 14th, 2010 at 85 years old in Cambridge (pancreatic cancer).
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924-1963).
Born August 29th, 1924 in Tuscaloosa. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1963 at 39 years old in Detroit (drug overdose). [ref]
Timothy Evans
British man wrongly convicted of murder (1924-1950).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died March 9th, 1950 at 25 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging to death).
Kim Dae-jung
8th president of the republic of korea (1924–2009).
Born January 6th, 1924 in Hauido. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2009 at 85 years old in Severance Hospital (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Gail Russell
Actress (1924-1961).
Born September 21st, 1924 in Chicago.
Died August 26th, 1961 at 36 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
Nina Foch
American actress (1924–2008).
Born April 20th, 1924 in Leiden.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Billy Barty
American film actor (1924-2000).
Born October 25th, 1924 in Millsboro.
Died December 23rd, 2000 at 76 years old in Glendale (heart failure).
Dick Shawn
American actor (1923–1987).
Born December 1st, 1924 in Buffalo.
Died April 17th, 1987 at 62 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
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