Alan Sokal

American physicist and mathematician.

Born January 24th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Boston.

Rafael Caldera

President of venezuela from 1969 to 1974 kai from 1994 to 1999.

Born January 24th, 1916 in San Felipe.

Died December 24th, 2009 at 93 years old in Caracas (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Mark Hildreth

Canadian actor.

Born January 24th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Vancouver.

General Soedirman

First commander-in-chief of the indonesian armed forces.

Born January 24th, 1916 in Purbalingga, Bantarbarang. ^[ref]

Died January 29th, 1950 at 34 years old in Magelang (tuberculosis). ^[ref]

Daniel Kawczynski

British politician (born 1972).

Born January 24th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Warsaw.

Robert Motherwell

American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker (1915–1991).

Born January 24th, 1915 in Aberdeen.

Died July 16th, 1991 at 76 years old in Provincetown.

Thomas Blamey

Australian general of the first and second world wars (1884-1951).

Born January 24th, 1884 in Wagga Wagga.

Died May 27th, 1951 at 67 years old in Melbourne.

Martin Lings

English writer and scholar (1909-2005).

Born January 24th, 1909 in Burnage.

Died May 12th, 2005 at 96 years old in Westerham.

Dan Shechtman

Israeli scientist.

Born January 24th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Tel Aviv.

Hoyt Vandenberg

U.s. air force general (1899-1954).

Born January 24th, 1899 in Milwaukee.

Died April 2nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center (prostate cancer).