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In the year 1924
999 Notable birthdays
Jack T. Chick
American christian cartoonist (1924–2016).
Born April 13th, 1924 in Boyle Heights.
Died October 23rd, 2016 at 92 years old in Alhambra (diabetes). [ref]
Ahmadou Ahidjo
President of cameroon (1924-1989).
Born August 24th, 1924 in Garoua.
Died November 30th, 1989 at 65 years old in Dakar (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bayezid Osman
Pretender to the ottoman throne.
Born July 23rd, 1924 in Paris.
Died January 6th, 2017 at 92 years old in New York City.
Billy Wright
English footballer (1924-1994).
Born February 6th, 1924 in Ironbridge.
Died September 3rd, 1994 at 70 years old in London Borough of Barnet (pancreatic cancer).
Vladimir Pikalov
Soviet general.
Born September 15th, 1924 in Armavir.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Robert Bolt
English playwright (1924–1995).
Born August 15th, 1924 in Sale. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1995 at 70 years old in Petersfield (stroke). [ref]
Robert Sobukwe
South african teacher, pan-africanist, and anti-apartheid activist (1924-1978).
Born December 5th, 1924 in Graaff-Reinet. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1978 at 53 years old in Kimberley (lung cancer).
Eduardo Paolozzi
British artist (1924-2005).
Born March 7th, 1924 in Leith.
Died April 22nd, 2005 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Shintarō Abe
Japanese politician (1924-1991).
Born April 29th, 1924 in Tokyo City.
Died May 15th, 1991 at 67 years old in Juntendo University Hospital (liver cancer).
Vladimir Kryuchkov
Soviet politician, chairman of kgb (1924-2007).
Born February 29th, 1924 in Volgograd.
Died November 23rd, 2007 at 83 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ramón Castro Ruz
Revolutionary from cuba (1924-2016).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Birán.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 91 years old in Havana. [ref]
Elder Paisios of Mount Athos
Greek eastern orthodox monk.
Born July 25th, 1924 in Çamlıca.
Died July 12th, 1994 at 69 years old in Thessaloniki (cancer).
Bill Dana
American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (1924–2017).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Quincy.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 92 years old in Nashville (disease). [ref]
Balbir Singh, Sr.
Indian field hockey player (1924–2020).
Born October 10th, 1924 in Haripur Khalsa. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Mohali (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Mohamed M. Atalla
Electrical engineer and "father of the pin".
Born August 4th, 1924 in Port Said.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 85 years old in Atherton.
John Backus
American computer scientist (1924–2007).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died March 17th, 2007 at 82 years old in Ashland. [ref]
Muteesa II of Buganda
Kabaka of the kingdom of buganda from 1939 to 1969 and the first president of uganda in 1962.
Born November 19th, 1924 in Kampala.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 45 years old in London (intoxication).
Ted Arison
Israeli billionaire businessman and philanthropist (1924-1999).
Born February 24th, 1924 in Zichron Yaakov.
Died October 1st, 1999 at 75 years old in Tel-Aviv (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Becker
American cultural anthropologist (1924–1974).
Born September 27th, 1924 in Springfield.
Died March 6th, 1974 at 49 years old in Vancouver (colorectal cancer).
Idries Shah
Writer and sufi teacher.
Born June 16th, 1924 in Shimla. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Nazi concentration camp survivor.
Born May 8th, 1924 in Bielsko.
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 97 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Angela Morley
English composer and conductor (1924–2009).
Born March 10th, 1924 in Leeds.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 84 years old in Scottsdale (falling, myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sabu Dastagir
Actor (1924-1963).
Born January 27th, 1924 in Mysore.
Died December 2nd, 1963 at 39 years old in Chatsworth (myocardial infarction).
Johnny Bower
Canadian ice hockey player (1924–2017).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Prince Albert.
Died December 26th, 2017 at 93 years old in Toronto (pneumonia). [ref]
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