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In the year 1924
1,091 Notable birthdays
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]
Martin “John” M. Atalla
Electrical engineer and "father of the pin" (1924–2009).
Born August 4th, 1924 in Port Said. [ref]
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
Afghan sufi teacher (1924-1996).
Born June 16th, 1924 in Shimla.
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 72 years old in London.
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Author, historian, speaker and holocaust survivor (1924–2022).
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 (myocardial infarction, falling). [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]
Harvey Kurtzman
American cartoonist (1924–1993).
Born October 3rd, 1924 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1993 at 68 years old in New York City (liver cancer). [ref]
Henry Hyde
American member of the united states house of representatives (1924–2007).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died November 29th, 2007 at 83 years old in Chicago.
Jay Van Andel
American businessman (1924–2004).
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Grand Rapids.
Died December 7th, 2004 at 80 years old in Ada Township (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Evan Mecham
American politician and businessman (1924-2008).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Duchesne.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 83 years old in Phoenix (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Val Avery
American actor (1924–2009).
Born July 14th, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died December 12th, 2009 at 85 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Dawda Kairaba Jawara
1st president of the gambia (1924-2019).
Born May 16th, 1924 in Barajally.
Died August 27th, 2019 at 95 years old in Fajara. [ref]
J. D. Sumner
American singer (1924–1998).
Born November 19th, 1924 in Lakeland.
Died November 16th, 1998 at 73 years old in Myrtle Beach.
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist (1924-1982).
Born February 2nd, 1924 in Boston.
Died July 22nd, 1982 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C..
Tapan Sinha
Indian film director (1924–2009).
Born October 2nd, 1924 in Kolkata.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 84 years old in Kolkata (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Jimmy Rogers
American chicago blues musician (1924–1997).
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Ruleville.
Died December 19th, 1997 at 73 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer).
Helmut Oberlander
Nazi war criminal, who fought canadian government efforts to strip him of his canadian citizenship and deportation to germany (1924–2021).
Born February 15th, 1924 in Molochansk.
Died September 20th, 2021 at 97 years old in Waterloo. [ref]
Jovanka Broz
First lady of yugoslavia (1924–2013).
Born December 7th, 1924 in Pećane.
Died October 20th, 2013 at 88 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Mário Soares
President of portugal (1924–2017).
Born December 7th, 1924 in Lisbon.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 92 years old in Lisbon (stroke). [ref]
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