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In the year 1924
889 Notable birthdays
Edmund Purdom
English actor and director.
Born December 19th, 1924 in Welwyn Garden City. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2009 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Helmut Oberlander
Nazi war criminal, who fought canadian government efforts to strip him of his canadian citizenship and deportation to germany.
Born February 15th, 1924 in Molochansk.
Died September 20th, 2021 at 97 years old in Waterloo. [ref]
Leo Buscaglia
Motivational speaker, writer.
Born March 31st, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died June 12th, 1998 at 74 years old in Glenbrook (myocardial infarction).
Clara Ward
American gospel singer (1924–1973).
Born April 21st, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died January 16th, 1973 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.
Kōbō Abe
Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.
Born March 7th, 1924 in Kita-ku. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1993 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Lloyd Alexander
American children's writer (1924-2007).
Born January 30th, 1924 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2007 at 83 years old in Drexel Hill (cancer). [ref]
Balbir Singh, Sr.
Indian field hockey player.
Born October 10th, 1924 in Haripur Khalsa. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Mohali (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Kim Song-ae
First lady of the democratic people's republic of korea (1963–1974).
Born December 29th, 1924 in Kangso.
Died September 23rd, 2014 at 89 years old in Kanggye. [ref]
Dmitry Yazov
Soviet minister of defence (1924-2020).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Yazovo.
Died February 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator.
Born July 6th, 1924 in Rock Falls.
Died February 14th, 2009 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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