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July 24th
171 Notable deaths
John Evans Atta Mills
Sixth president of the republic of ghana (1944-2012).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Tarkwa.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 68 years old in Accra (stroke).
Maurice Denham
British actor (1909–2002).
Born December 23rd, 1909 in Beckenham.
Died July 24th, 2002 at 92 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Hamka
Indonesian minangkabau journalist and activist (1908–1981).
Born February 17th, 1908 in Agam. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1981 at 73 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Mary Church Terrell
American activist and suffragette (1863–1954).
Born September 23rd, 1863 in Memphis.
Died July 24th, 1954 at 90 years old in Annapolis.
Chris Bart-Williams
Sierra leonean-english footballer (born 1974).
Born June 16th, 1974 in Freetown.
Died July 24th, 2023 at 49 years old in Miami. [ref]
Alan John Clarke
English film director (1935–1990).
Born October 28th, 1935 in Wallasey.
Died July 24th, 1990 at 54 years old in Greater London (cancer).
Benjamin Mkapa
Tanzanian politician and former president (1938-2020).
Born November 12th, 1938 in Ndanda.
Died July 24th, 2020 at 81 years old in Dar es Salaam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Witold Marian Gombrowicz
Polish writer.
Born August 4th, 1904 in Małoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1969 at 64 years old in Vence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albert Coombs Barnes
American chemist and art collector (barnes collection) 1872-1951.
Born January 2nd, 1872 in Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 1951 at 79 years old in Phoenixville (traffic collision).
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