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In the year 1924
1,091 Notable birthdays
Mark Lenard
American actor (1924–1996).
Born October 15th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died November 22nd, 1996 at 72 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma).
Gerald David Lascelles
Younger son of mary, princess royal and countess of harewood, and henry lascelles, 6th earl of harewood.
Born August 21st, 1924 in Goldsborough Hall.
Died February 27th, 1998 at 73 years old in Bergerac.
Lloyd Bochner
Canadian actor (1924-2005).
Born July 29th, 1924 in Toronto.
Died October 29th, 2005 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
George Savalas
American actor (1924–1985).
Born December 5th, 1924 in The Bronx.
Died October 2nd, 1985 at 60 years old in Westwood (leukemia).
Madame Nhu
First lady of south vietnam (1924-2011).
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Hanoi.
Died April 24th, 2011 at 86 years old in Rome.
Robert Solow
American economist (1924–2023).
Born August 23rd, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died December 21st, 2023 at 99 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Jean-François Lyotard
French philosopher (1924–1998).
Born August 10th, 1924 in Versailles.
Died April 21st, 1998 at 73 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia).
Tony Britton
English actor (1924-2019).
Born June 9th, 1924 in Birmingham.
Died December 22nd, 2019 at 95 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon. [ref]
Louis Zorich
American actor (1924-2018).
Born February 12th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died January 30th, 2018 at 93 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Robert Frank
Swiss-american photographer and documentary filmmaker (1924-2019).
Born November 9th, 1924 in Zurich.
Died September 9th, 2019 at 94 years old in Inverness. [ref]
Bess Myerson
American model, city commissioner, tv show celebrity; first jewish-american and first miss new york elected miss america (1924-2014).
Born July 16th, 1924 in The Bronx.
Died December 14th, 2014 at 90 years old in Santa Monica.
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
Nigerian military leader (1924-1966).
Born March 3rd, 1924 in Umuahia, Ibeku West.
Died July 29th, 1966 at 42 years old in Ibadan, Lalupon.
Slim Whitman
American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Born January 20th, 1924 in Tampa. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2013 at 89 years old in Orange Park (heart failure). [ref]
Peggy Cass
American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer (1924-1999).
Born May 21st, 1924 in Boston.
Died March 8th, 1999 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Paul Feyerabend
Austrian-born philosopher of science.
Born January 13th, 1924 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1994 at 70 years old in Genolier (brain cancer). [ref]
Mary Grace Canfield
American theatre, film and television actress (1924-2014).
Born September 3rd, 1924 in Rochester.
Died February 15th, 2014 at 89 years old in Santa Barbara (lung cancer).
Süleyman Demirel
9th president of the republic of turkey (1924-2015).
Born November 1st, 1924 in İslamköy.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 90 years old in Ankara (respiratory disease). [ref]
Bobo Brazil
American professional wrestler (1924-1998).
Born July 10th, 1924 in Little Rock. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1998 at 73 years old in St. Joseph (stroke). [ref]
Bud Powell
American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966).
Born September 27th, 1924 in New York City.
Died August 1st, 1966 at 41 years old in New York City (tuberculosis).
Sheila MacRae
English-born american actress, singer, dancer.
Born September 24th, 1924 in London.
Died March 6th, 2014 at 89 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease).
Ed Farhat
American professional wrestler (1926–2003).
Born June 9th, 1924 in Lansing.
Died January 18th, 2003 at 78 years old in Williamston (myocardial infarction).
Florence Stanley
American actress (1924-2003).
Born July 1st, 1924 in Chicago.
Died October 3rd, 2003 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Joe Flynn
American actor (1924-1974).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Youngstown.
Died July 19th, 1974 at 49 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction, drowning).
Frank Church
American politician and lawyer (1924–1984).
Born July 25th, 1924 in Boise.
Died April 7th, 1984 at 59 years old in Bethesda (pancreatic cancer).
Philip Stone
British actor (1924-2003).
Born April 14th, 1924 in Kirkstall.
Died June 15th, 2003 at 79 years old in London.
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