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April 24th
161 Notable deaths
Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the duke of windsor (1896-1986).
Born June 19th, 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1986 at 89 years old in Villa Windsor. [ref]
Vladimir Komarov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born March 16th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died April 24th, 1967 at 40 years old in Orenburg Oblast (aviation accident).
Sathya Sai Baba
Indian neo-hindu guru (1926-2011).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Puttaparthi.
Died April 24th, 2011 at 84 years old in Puttaparthi (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Canadian fiction writer (1874-1942).
Born November 30th, 1874 in New London. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1942 at 67 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Tarek Fatah
Pakistan-born canadian islamism critic and non-fiction writer.
Born November 20th, 1949 in Karachi. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2023 at 73 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark
Princess consort of hohenlohe-langenburg; eldest sister of prince philip, duke of edinburgh.
Born April 18th, 1905 in Old Royal Palace.
Died April 24th, 1981 at 76 years old in Bad Wiessee.
Bud Abbott
American actor, producer and comedian.
Born October 2nd, 1897 in Asbury Park.
Died April 24th, 1974 at 76 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Fernando Amorsolo
Filipino painter (1892-1972).
Died April 24th, 1972 at 79 years old in Manila (cardiovascular disease).
Paul Schäfer
German criminal and founder of a sect and agricultural commune colonia dignidad in chile (1921-2010).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Bonn.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santiago (heart failure). [ref]
Willa Cather
American writer and novelist (1873-1947).
Born December 7th, 1873 in Gore. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1947 at 73 years old in Manhattan (neurological disorder). [ref]
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