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April 24th
164 Notable deaths
Arne Vidar Røed
Norwegian sailor and trucker, the earliest confirmed case of hiv/aids in europe (1946-1976).
Born July 23rd, 1946 in Norway.
Died April 24th, 1976 at 29 years old in Horten (death from AIDS-related complications).
Tommy Noonan
American actor, screenwriter and producer (1921-1968).
Born April 29th, 1921 in Bellingham.
Died April 24th, 1968 at 46 years old in Woodland Hills (brain cancer).
Alejo Carpentier
Swiss-born cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist as well as diplomat and professor.
Born December 26th, 1904 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1980 at 75 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Marie-France Pisier
French actress (1944-2011).
Born May 10th, 1944 in Da Lat. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2011 at 66 years old in Toulon (drowning). [ref]
Angus Maddison
British economist.
Born December 6th, 1926 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Louis A. Johnson
American politician (1891-1966).
Born January 10th, 1891 in Roanoke.
Died April 24th, 1966 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gerhard Domagk
German bacteriologist (1895-1964).
Born October 30th, 1895 in Łagów, Świebodzin County.
Died April 24th, 1964 at 68 years old in Königsfeld im Schwarzwald.
John Carroll
American actor (1906-1979).
Born July 17th, 1906 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1979 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia). [ref]
Finley Peter Dunne
American author.
Born July 10th, 1867 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1936 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Christa Ludwig
German mezzo-soprano.
Born March 16th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died April 24th, 2021 at 93 years old in Klosterneuburg. [ref]
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