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July 24th
154 Notable deaths
Cotton Fitzsimmons
American basketball coach.
Born October 7th, 1931 in Hannibal.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 72 years old in Phoenix (lung cancer).
Sacha Guitry
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957).
Born February 21st, 1885 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1957 at 72 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Georg Michaelis
German civil servant and chancellor (1857-1936).
Born September 8th, 1857 in Chojnów. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1936 at 78 years old in Bad Saarow. [ref]
David Servan-Schreiber
French physician.
Born April 21st, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2011 at 50 years old in Fécamp (brain cancer). [ref]
Garry Davis
American actor turned peace activist (1921-2013).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Bar Harbor. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2013 at 91 years old in Williston. [ref]
Richard Doll
British physician and epidemiologist.
Born October 28th, 1912 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died July 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Oxford.
Saw Maung
Prime minister of burma (1928-1997).
Born December 31st, 1928 in Mandalay.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 68 years old in Yangon (myocardial infarction).
Hans Albers
German actor (1891-1960).
Born September 22nd, 1891 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1960 at 68 years old in Berg. [ref]
Chiwoniso Maraire
Zimbabwean singer, songwriter, mbira master (1976-2013).
Born March 5th, 1976 in Olympia.
Died July 24th, 2013 at 37 years old in Chitungwiza (pneumonia).
Nicolaus von Below
German luftwaffe officer (1907-1983).
Born September 20th, 1907 in Ziethen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Died July 24th, 1983 at 75 years old in Detmold.
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