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April 24th
163 Notable deaths
Estée Lauder
American businesswoman.
Born July 1st, 1906 in Corona.
Died April 24th, 2004 at 97 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
Pete Ham
Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born April 27th, 1947 in Swansea. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1975 at 27 years old in Surrey (hanging). [ref]
Oliver Reginald Tambo
South african anti-apartheid activist and politician (1917-1993).
Born October 27th, 1917 in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality.
Died April 24th, 1993 at 75 years old in Johannesburg (stroke).
Deenanath Mangeshkar
Indian actor and singer (1900-1942).
Born December 29th, 1900 in Mangeshi village.
Died April 24th, 1942 at 41 years old in Pune.
Eugene Stoner
American firearms designer (1922–1997).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Gosport.
Died April 24th, 1997 at 74 years old in Palm City (cancer).
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Indian hindi poet, essayis (1908-1974).
Born September 23rd, 1908 in Simaria. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1974 at 65 years old in Begusarai district. [ref]
Billy Paul
American singer (1934-2016).
Born December 1st, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 81 years old in Blackwood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jamini Roy
Indian artist (1887-1972).
Born April 11th, 1887 in Beliatore. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1972 at 85 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Robert M. Pirsig
American writer and philosopher.
Born September 6th, 1928 in Minneapolis.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 88 years old in South Berwick. [ref]
Madame Nhu
First lady of south vietnam (1924-2011).
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Hanoi.
Died April 24th, 2011 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
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