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September 24th
129 Notable deaths
Bill Mollison
Australian permaculturist.
Born May 4th, 1928 in Stanley. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Hobart. [ref]
Lyle Bettger
American actor (1915-2003).
Born February 13th, 1915 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Atascadero (disease). [ref]
Takao Saito
Japanese manga artist.
Born November 3rd, 1936 in Wakayama.
Died September 24th, 2021 at 84 years old (pancreatic cancer).
Zeki Müren
Turkish musician (1931-1996).
Born December 6th, 1931 in Bursa. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1996 at 64 years old in İzmir (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pavel Sudoplatov
Soviet spy.
Born July 20th, 1907 in Melitopol.
Died September 24th, 1996 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Basil Bernstein
British sociologist.
Born November 1st, 1924 in London. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2000 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Paul Douglas
American politician (1892-1976).
Born March 26th, 1892 in Salem.
Died September 24th, 1976 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).
Sumner Welles
American government official and diplomat (1892-1961).
Born October 14th, 1892 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Bernardsville. [ref]
Inessa Armand
French communist politician, editor.
Born May 8th, 1874 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1920 at 46 years old in Nalchik (cholera). [ref]
Buckwheat Zydeco
American accordionist.
Born November 14th, 1947 in Lafayette.
Died September 24th, 2016 at 68 years old in Lafayette (lung cancer). [ref]
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