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April 24th
175 Notable deaths
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 politician (1910-2005).
Born November 2nd, 1910 in Wujiang District.
Died April 24th, 2005 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Hans Kramers
Dutch physicist (1894–1952).
Born February 2nd, 1894 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1952 at 58 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]
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.
Born August 4th, 1943 in Wolverhampton.
Died April 24th, 2024 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
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.
Born April 24th, 1945 in Nice. [ref]
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).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 175
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius