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October 24th
241 Notable deaths
Rosa Parks
Civil rights activist.
Born February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Jackie Robinson
American baseball player (1919–1972).
Born January 31st, 1919 in Cairo.
Died October 24th, 1972 at 53 years old in Stamford (myocardial infarction).
Leslie Jordan
American actor (1955–2022).
Born April 29th, 1955 in Memphis. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2022 at 67 years old in Hollywood (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Maureen O'Hara
Irish–american actress and singer (1920–2015).
Born August 17th, 1920 in Ranelagh.
Died October 24th, 2015 at 95 years old in Boise. [ref]
Julia
Puerto rican actor (1940–1994).
Born March 9th, 1940 in San Juan.
Died October 24th, 1995 at 55 years old in Manhasset (stroke). [ref]
Christian Dior
French fashion designer (1905–1957).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Granville.
Died October 24th, 1957 at 52 years old in Montecatini Terme (myocardial infarction).
Gene Roddenberry
American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991).
Born August 19th, 1921 in El Paso. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1991 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Fats Domino
American pianist and singer (1928–2017).
Born February 26th, 1928 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2017 at 89 years old in Harvey (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Richard Roundtree
American actor and singer (1942–2023).
Born July 9th, 1942 in New Rochelle.
Died October 24th, 2023 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
James Michael Tyler
American actor (1962-2021).
Born May 28th, 1962 in Winona.
Died October 24th, 2021 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Vidkun Quisling
Norwegian politician and nazi collaborator (1887–1945).
Born July 18th, 1887 in Fyresdal Municipality.
Died October 24th, 1945 at 58 years old in Akershus Fortress (gunshot wound).
Robert Guillaume
American actor (1927-2017).
Born November 30th, 1927 in St. Louis.
Died October 24th, 2017 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Dutch Schultz
American mobster in the 1920s and 1930s.
Born August 6th, 1902 in The Bronx.
Died October 24th, 1935 at 33 years old in Newark (peritonitis).
Ash Carter
25th united states secretary of defense.
Born September 24th, 1954 in Philadelphia.
Died October 24th, 2022 at 68 years old in Boston. [ref]
Sirikit
Queen consort of thailand from 1950 to 2016, since then queen mother (1932–2025).
Born August 12th, 1932 in Pathum Wan.
Died October 24th, 2025 at 93 years old in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. [ref]
Edith Head
American film and television costumer (1897-1981).
Born October 28th, 1897 in San Bernardino.
Died October 24th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
John McCarthy
American computer scientist and cognitive scientist (1927-2011).
Born September 4th, 1927 in Boston. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2011 at 84 years old in Stanford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Don Messick
American voice actor (1926–1997).
Born September 7th, 1926 in Buffalo.
Died October 24th, 1997 at 71 years old in Salinas (stroke).
Bobby Vee
American singer (1943–2016).
Born April 30th, 1943 in Fargo.
Died October 24th, 2016 at 73 years old in Rogers (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, Sr.
Philadelphia typesetter said to have had the longest name ever used (1914–1997).
Born August 4th, 1914 in Bergedorf. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1997 at 83 years old in Philadelphia.
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Duchess consort of saxe-coburg and gotha (1853–1920).
Born October 17th, 1853 in Pushkin.
Died October 24th, 1920 at 67 years old in Zurich.
Manna Dey
Indian playback singer, music director, musician and vocalist (1919–2013).
Born May 1st, 1919 in Kolkata.
Died October 24th, 2013 at 94 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Bill Kenwright
English businessman (born 1945).
Born September 4th, 1945 in Liverpool.
Died October 24th, 2023 at 78 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
Harry Hay
American gay rights activist (1912-2002).
Born April 7th, 1912 in Worthing.
Died October 24th, 2002 at 90 years old in San Francisco (lung cancer).
László Bíró
Hungarian inventor (1899–1985).
Born September 29th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died October 24th, 1985 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires, San Miguel de Tucumán. [ref]
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene