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October 24th
196 Notable deaths
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Indian freedom fighter (1894–1954).
Born February 18th, 1894 in Barabanki district.
Died October 24th, 1954 at 60 years old in Delhi.
Alexander Shelepin
Kgb chairman (1918-1994).
Born August 18th, 1918 in Voronezh.
Died October 24th, 1994 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Franklin Carmichael
Canadian artist (1890-1945).
Born May 4th, 1890 in Orillia.
Died October 24th, 1945 at 55 years old in Toronto.
Dharampal
Indian historian.
Born February 19th, 1922 in Muzaffarnagar.
Died October 24th, 2006 at 84 years old
Margaret Osborne duPont
American tennis player (1918–2012).
Born March 4th, 1918 in Joseph.
Died October 24th, 2012 at 94 years old in El Paso. [ref]
Douglas Croft
American actor (1926-1963).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Seattle.
Died October 24th, 1963 at 37 years old in Los Angeles.
Harold Hughes
American politician (1922-1996).
Born February 10th, 1922 in Ida Grove.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 74 years old in Glendale. [ref]
Ernst Barlach
German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer (1870–1938).
Born January 2nd, 1876 in Wedel.
Died October 24th, 1938 at 62 years old in Rostock (heart failure).
Shōji Nishimura
Imperial japanese navy admiral (1889-1944).
Born November 30th, 1889 in Akita.
Died October 24th, 1944 at 54 years old in Surigao Strait.
Jeff Blatnick
Olympic wrestler (1957-2012).
Born July 26th, 1957 in Niskayuna.
Died October 24th, 2012 at 55 years old in Schenectady (heart failure). [ref]
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