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April 24th
227 Notable deaths
Finley Peter Dunne
American humorist (1867–1936).
Born July 10th, 1867 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1936 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Henri Michel
French football player and manager (1947-2018).
Born October 28th, 1947 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Gardanne (cancer). [ref]
Sandy Jardine
Scottish association football player and manager (1948-2014).
Born December 31st, 1948 in Edinburgh.
Died April 24th, 2014 at 65 years old in Edinburgh (liver cancer).
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Japanese composer, arranger (1931-2021).
Born November 1st, 1931 in Hirosaki.
Died April 24th, 2021 at 89 years old in Tokyo (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Jimmy Giuffre
American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008).
Born April 26th, 1921 in Dallas.
Died April 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Pittsfield (pneumonia). [ref]
Manuel Ponce
Mexican composer (1886–1948).
Born December 8th, 1886 in Zacatecas.
Died April 24th, 1948 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
Henry Stephenson
British stage and film actor (1871-1956).
Born April 16th, 1871 in Grenada.
Died April 24th, 1956 at 85 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia).
Christa Ludwig
German mezzo-soprano (1928-2021).
Born March 16th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died April 24th, 2021 at 93 years old in Klosterneuburg. [ref]
Karin Boye
Swedish poet and novelist (1900–1941).
Born October 26th, 1900. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1941 at 40 years old in Alingsås (drug overdose). [ref]
Benjamin Barber
Walt whitman professor emeritus at rutgers university (1939–2017).
Born August 2nd, 1939 in New York City.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 77 years old in Manhattan (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jean-Pierre Marielle
French actor (1932–2019).
Born April 12th, 1932 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 24th, 2019 at 87 years old in Saint-Cloud (disease). [ref]
George Ohsawa
Twentieth century japanese philosopher (1893–1966).
Born October 18th, 1893 in Shingu.
Died April 24th, 1966 at 72 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Günther Lützow
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1912–1945).
Born September 4th, 1912 in Kiel.
Died April 24th, 1945 at 32 years old in Donauwörth.
Arthur Boyd
Australian painter (1920-1999).
Born July 24th, 1920 in Murrumbeena.
Died April 24th, 1999 at 78 years old in Melbourne.
Moshe Teitelbaum
Hasidic rabbi (1914–2006).
Born November 1st, 1914 in Újfehértó.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 91 years old in New York City.
Clyde Geronimi
American animator and film director (1901-1989).
Born June 12th, 1901 in Chiavenna.
Died April 24th, 1989 at 87 years old in Newport Beach.
Wilhelm Ernst I, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Grand duke of saxe-weimar-eisenach.
Born June 10th, 1876 in Weimar.
Died April 24th, 1923 at 46 years old in Henryków.
Mark Tobey
American painter (1890–1976).
Born December 11th, 1890 in Centerville.
Died April 24th, 1976 at 85 years old in Basel.
Felix Adler
German-american professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, and lecturer (1851-1933).
Born August 13th, 1851 in Alzey.
Died April 24th, 1933 at 81 years old in New York City.
Bo Hansson
Swedish musician.
Born April 10th, 1943 in Gothenburg.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 67 years old in Stockholm.
Elisabeth Hesselblad
Swedish religious foundress (1870–1957).
Born June 4th, 1870 in Fåglavik.
Died April 24th, 1957 at 86 years old in Rome.
Hans Biebow
Nazi administrator of lodz ghetto (1902-1947).
Born December 18th, 1902 in Bremen.
Died April 24th, 1947 at 44 years old in Łódź (hanging to death).
George Volkoff
Canadian physicist (1914–2000).
Born February 23rd, 1914 in Moscow.
Died April 24th, 2000 at 86 years old in Vancouver.
Brian Labone
English footballer (1940-2006).
Born January 23rd, 1940 in Liverpool.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 66 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hans Hollein
Austrian architect and designer (1934-2014).
Born March 30th, 1934 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2014 at 80 years old in Vienna (pneumonia). [ref]
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