Andrew Brunette

Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

Born August 24th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Greater Sudbury.

Sa'adu Abubakar

Sultan of sokoto.

Born August 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sokoto.

Wes Matthews

American basketball player (born 1959).

Born August 24th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Sarasota.

Siaka Stevens

Prime minister of sierra leone (1905-1988).

Born August 24th, 1905 in Moyamba.

Died May 29th, 1988 at 82 years old in Freetown.

Dick Lee

Singaporean musician.

Born August 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Singapore.

Léo Ferré

French-born monégasque poet and singer.

Born August 24th, 1916 in Monaco.

Died July 14th, 1993 at 76 years old in Castellina in Chianti. ^[ref]

Avery Dulles

Catholic cardinal (1918–2008).

Born August 24th, 1918 in Auburn.

Died December 12th, 2008 at 90 years old in The Bronx (poliomyelitis).

Renzo Rossellini

Italian film producer (b. 1941).

Born August 24th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Rome.

Inge de Bruijn

Dutch swimmer, olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder.

Born August 24th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Barendrecht.

Regina Ip

Chinese politician in hong kong.

Born August 24th, 1950 (age 75 years) in British Hong Kong.

Poonam Yadav

Indian woman cricketer.

Born August 24th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Agra.

Steve Pearce

1947- american armed forces veteran and politician.

Born August 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Lamesa.

Kenzo Shirai

Japanese gymnast.

Born August 24th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Yokohama.

Sonja Bennett

Canadian actress.

Born August 24th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Vancouver.

Hiroshi Kitadani

Japanese singer.

Born August 24th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Susa.

Carlos Hermosillo

Mexican footballer.

Born August 24th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Cerro Azul.

Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal

Austrian and portuguese royal (1855–1944).

Born August 24th, 1855 in Kleinheubach.

Died February 12th, 1944 at 88 years old in Vienna.

Leonardo Conti

Physician, nazi officer (1900-1945).

Born August 24th, 1900 in Lugano.

Died October 6th, 1945 at 45 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).

Guillermo García Cantú

Mexican actor.

Born August 24th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Monterrey.

Zhang Xin

Chinese business executive.

Born August 24th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Beijing.

John Culberson

American politician (1956-).

Born August 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Houston.

Bina Das

Indian revolutionary and nationalist.

Born August 24th, 1911 in Krishnanagar.

Died December 26th, 1986 at 75 years old in Rishikesh.

Alice White

Actress (1904-1983).

Born August 24th, 1904 in Paterson.

Died February 19th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

Wynonie Harris

American blues singer (1915–1969).

Born August 24th, 1915 in Omaha.

Died June 14th, 1969 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).

Erin Cottrell

American actress.

Born August 24th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Yardley.