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April 24th
227 Notable deaths
Charles Sumner Hamlin
American politician (1861-1938).
Born August 30th, 1861 in Boston. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1938 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Louise Dresser
American actress (1878–1965).
Born October 5th, 1878 in Evansville.
Died April 24th, 1965 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
Mel Powell
American composer (1923-1998).
Born February 12th, 1923 in The Bronx.
Died April 24th, 1998 at 75 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Fei Xiaotong
Chinese anthropologist, sociologist (1910-2005).
Born November 2nd, 1910 in Wujiang District.
Died April 24th, 2005 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Michael Wolf
German artist and photographer (1954–2019).
Born July 30th, 1954 in Munich.
Died April 24th, 2019 at 64 years old in Cheung Chau. [ref]
Hans Kramers
Dutch physicist (1894–1952).
Born December 2nd, 1894 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1952 at 57 years old in Oegstgeest.
Franz Binder
Austrian association football (soccer) player (1911-1989).
Born December 1st, 1911 in St. Pölten.
Died April 24th, 1989 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Yves Rénier
French actor, screenwriter and director (1942-2021).
Born September 29th, 1942 in Bern. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2021 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sabeen Mehmud
Pakistani human rights activist (1974–2015).
Born June 20th, 1975 in Karachi.
Died April 24th, 2015 at 39 years old in Karachi (gunshot wound).
Anton de Kom
Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1945 at 47 years old in Stalag X-B (tuberculosis). [ref]
Margaret Lee
British actress (1943–2024).
Born August 4th, 1943 in Wolverhampton.
Died April 24th, 2024 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Richard J. Oglesby
Union army general (1824–1899).
Born July 25th, 1824 in Oldham County.
Died April 24th, 1899 at 74 years old in Elkhart.
W. Willard Wirtz
American secretary of labor (1912-2010).
Born March 14th, 1912 in DeKalb.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 98 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Dick Rivers
French actor and singer (1945–2019).
Born April 24th, 1945 in Nice.
Died April 24th, 2019 at 74 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Franz Jonas
Seventh president of austria (1899–1974).
Born October 4th, 1899 in Floridsdorf.
Died April 24th, 1974 at 74 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Henry Dudeney
Puzzlist and mathematical games designer (1857–1930).
Born April 10th, 1857 in Mayfield.
Died April 24th, 1930 at 73 years old in Lewes (esophageal cancer).
Anastasios Papoulas
Greek general.
Born January 13th, 1857 in Missolonghi.
Died April 24th, 1935 at 78 years old in Athens.
Tadeusz Różewicz
Polish poet, dramatist and writer.
Born October 9th, 1921 in Radomsko.
Died April 24th, 2014 at 92 years old in Wrocław.
William Winwood Reade
British historian (1838–1875).
Born December 26th, 1838 in Scotland.
Died April 24th, 1875 at 36 years old
Ville Ritola
Finnish long distance runner.
Born January 18th, 1896 in Peräseinäjoki. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1982 at 86 years old in Helsinki.
Richard Goldschmidt
German-american biologist (1878-1958).
Born April 12th, 1878 in Frankfurt.
Died April 24th, 1958 at 80 years old in Berkeley.
Hideyuki Ashihara
Japanese full-contact karate master, the founder of ashihara kaikan (1944-1995).
Born December 5th, 1944 in Hiroshima.
Died April 24th, 1995 at 50 years old in Matsuyama (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
José Giovanni
Film director (1923-2004).
Born June 22nd, 1923 in Paris.
Died April 24th, 2004 at 80 years old in Lausanne (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ebrahim Amini
Iranian cleric (1925–2020).
Born June 30th, 1925 in Najafabad.
Died April 24th, 2020 at 94 years old in Qom (COVID-19). [ref]
Ida Presti
French musician (1924–1967).
Born May 31st, 1924 in Suresnes.
Died April 24th, 1967 at 42 years old in Rochester (lung cancer).
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