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In the year 1924
1,091 Notable birthdays
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 (1924–2004).
Born August 28th, 1924 in Dunedin.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 79 years old in Dunedin (leukemia).
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.
Ursula Thiess
German actress (1924-2010).
Born May 15th, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 86 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Mary Ford
American musician (1924-1977).
Born July 7th, 1924 in El Monte.
Died September 30th, 1977 at 53 years old in Arcadia (diabetes).
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
President of pakistan from 1978 to 1988 of saudi origin.
Born August 12th, 1924 in Jalandhar.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 64 years old in Bahawalpur (aircraft crash).
William Marshall
American actor and opera singer (1924-2003).
Born August 19th, 1924 in Gary.
Died June 12th, 2003 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Chin Peng
Malaysian communist, obe (1924-2013).
Born October 21st, 1924 in Perak.
Died September 16th, 2013 at 88 years old in Bangkok.
Sergei Parajanov
Soviet armenian and georgian film director (1924-1990).
Born January 9th, 1924 in Tbilisi.
Died July 21st, 1990 at 66 years old in Yerevan (lung cancer).
Walter Gotell
German actor (1924–1997).
Born March 15th, 1924 in Bonn.
Died May 5th, 1997 at 73 years old in London (cancer).
Frank Lautenberg
U.s. senator from new jersey (1924-2013).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Paterson.
Died June 3rd, 2013 at 89 years old in New York City (viral pneumonia). [ref]
Karl Gotch
Belgian professional wrestler and trainer (1924–2007).
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Antwerp.
Died July 28th, 2007 at 82 years old in Tampa. [ref]
E. P. Thompson
British historian & peace activist (1924-1993).
Born February 3rd, 1924 in Oxford.
Died August 28th, 1993 at 69 years old in Worcester.
Terry Southern
American writer (1924–1995).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Alvarado.
Died October 29th, 1995 at 71 years old in Manhattan.
F. Sionil José
Philippine writer (1924–2022).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Rosales.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 97 years old in Makati.
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer (1924–2009).
Born July 6th, 1924 in Rock Falls.
Died February 14th, 2009 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Dmitry Yazov
Soviet minister of defence (1924-2020).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Yazovo. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Kim Song-ae
First lady of north korea from 1963 to 1974.
Born December 29th, 1924 in Kangso.
Died September 23rd, 2014 at 89 years old in Kanggye. [ref]
Og Mandino
American author (1923–1996).
Born June 1st, 1924 in Framingham.
Died September 3rd, 1996 at 72 years old in Antrim.
Paulo Muwanga
Ugandan politician (1924–1991).
Born April 4th, 1924 in Mpigi District. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1991 at 66 years old in Nsambya Hospital. [ref]
Daniel Akaka
American politician (1924-2018).
Born September 11th, 1924 in Honolulu.
Died April 6th, 2018 at 93 years old in Honolulu (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Kenneth Waltz
American political scientist and international relations theoretician (1924-2013).
Born June 8th, 1924 in Ann Arbor.
Died May 12th, 2013 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
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