Frode Grodås

Norwegian association football manager and former player.

Born October 24th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Hornindal.

Sofia Samatar

Somali-american professor, editor and writer.

Born October 24th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Indiana.

Venedikt Yerofeyev

Russian writer (1938–1990).

Born October 24th, 1938 in Kandalaksha.

Died May 11th, 1990 at 51 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).

Takeo Kanade

Japanese computer scientist.

Born October 24th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Ferdinand Hiller

German composer and conductor (1811–1885).

Born October 24th, 1811 in Frankfurt.

Died May 11th, 1885 at 73 years old in Cologne.

Dave McClain

American drummer.

Born October 24th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Wiesbaden.

Cheryl Studer

American dramatic soprano.

Born October 24th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Midland.

Porntip Buranaprasertsuk

Badminton player.

Born October 24th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Bangkok. ^[ref]

Caroline Buchanan

Australian racing cyclist.

Born October 24th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Canberra.

Fernando Vallejo

Colombian writer.

Born October 24th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Medellín.

Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies

Second child of king francis i and maría isabella of spain (1804-1844).

Born October 24th, 1804 in Portici.

Died January 29th, 1844 at 39 years old in Palace of the Infanta Carlota.

Fuat Sezgin

Turkish historian (1924–2018).

Born October 24th, 1924 in Bitlis.

Died June 30th, 2018 at 93 years old in Istanbul.

Uroš Ćosić

Serbian footballer.

Born October 24th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Belgrade.

István Orosz

Artist (born 1951).

Born October 24th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Kecskemét. ^[ref]

Delmira Agustini

Uruguayan writer.

Born October 24th, 1886 in Montevideo.

Died July 6th, 1914 at 27 years old in Montevideo.

Tommy O'Haver

American screenwriter, film director.

Born October 24th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Indianapolis.

Lydia Forson

Ghanaian actress, writer and producer.

Born October 24th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Mankessim.

Nguyen Anh Duc

Vietnamese footballer.

Born October 24th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Sông Bé.

Jing Haipeng

Chinese astronaut.

Born October 24th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Yanhu District.

Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg

German nobleman (1829-1907).

Born October 24th, 1829 in Eisenberg.

Died May 13th, 1907 at 77 years old in Arco.

Maria Polivanova

Hero of the soviet union (1922–1942).

Born October 24th, 1922 in Naryshkino.

Died August 14th, 1942 at 19 years old in Parfinsky District.

Arthur Edeson

American cinematographer (1891-1970).

Born October 24th, 1891 in New York City.

Died February 14th, 1970 at 78 years old in Agoura Hills.

Yossi Sarid

Israeli politician (1940-2015).

Born October 24th, 1940 in Rehovot. ^[ref]

Died December 4th, 2015 at 75 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).

Geordie Beamish

New zealand long-distance runner.

Born October 24th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Hastings.

Matthew Amoah

Ghanaian footballer.

Born October 24th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Tema.