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In the year 1924
999 Notable birthdays
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. [ref]
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.
Born August 10th, 1924 in Versailles. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1998 at 73 years old in Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Tony Britton
English actor (1924-2019).
Born June 9th, 1924 in Birmingham.
Died December 22nd, 2019 at 95 years old [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 Ibeku West, Umuahia.
Died July 29th, 1966 at 42 years old in Ibadan, Lalupon.
Slim Whitman
American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Born January 29th, 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]
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 Benton Harbor. [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).
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 (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.
Carole Cook
American actress.
Born January 14th, 1924 in Abilene.
Died January 11th, 2023 at 98 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Bette Nesmith Graham
Inventor, businesswoman (1924–1980).
Born March 23rd, 1924 in Dallas.
Died May 12th, 1980 at 56 years old in Richardson (stroke). [ref]
Janet Frame
New zealand author.
Born August 28th, 1924 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2004 at 79 years old in Dunedin (leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Amílcar Cabral
Guinea-bissauan and cape verdean politician (1924-1973).
Born September 12th, 1924 in Bafatá.
Died January 20th, 1973 at 48 years old in Conakry, Tsévié.
Rosamunde Pilcher
British novelist (1924-2019).
Born September 22nd, 1924 in Lelant.
Died February 6th, 2019 at 94 years old in Longforgan (stroke). [ref]
Ranasinghe Premadasa
President of sri lanka from 1989 to 1993.
Born June 23rd, 1924 in Colombo.
Died May 1st, 1993 at 68 years old in Colombo.
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