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April 24th
174 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Oliver Tambo
South african anti-apartheid activist and politician (1917–1993).
Born October 27th, 1917 in Nkantolo.
Died April 24th, 1993 at 75 years old in Johannesburg (stroke).
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).
Deenanath Mangeshkar
Goan actor and singer (1900-1942).
Born December 29th, 1900 in Mangeshi.
Died April 24th, 1942 at 41 years old in Pune.
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Indian hindi poet, essayis (1908-1974).
Born September 23rd, 1908 in Simaria.
Died April 24th, 1974 at 65 years old in Chennai.
Mike Pinder
British musician (1941–2024).
Born December 27th, 1941 in Erdington.
Died April 24th, 2024 at 82 years old in California. [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]
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]
Don Gordon
American actor (1926–2017).
Born November 13th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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