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September 24th
129 Notable deaths
Charles Reisner
Film director (1887-1962).
Born March 14th, 1887 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1962 at 75 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
French painter (1865-1953).
Born September 1st, 1865 in Algiers. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1953 at 88 years old in Le Vésinet. [ref]
Denis Blundell
12th governor-general of new zealand from 1972 to 1977.
Born May 29th, 1907 in Wellington.
Died September 24th, 1984 at 77 years old in Townsville.
Berthold Viertel
Austrian film director.
Born June 28th, 1885 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1953 at 68 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Mirzo Tursunzoda
Tajikistani poet.
Born May 2nd, 1911 in Karatag.
Died September 24th, 1977 at 66 years old in Dushanbe.
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow
Senegalese politician.
Born March 20th, 1921 in Dakar. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2024 at 103 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Josué de Castro
Brazilian physician, writer and activist against world hunger (1908-1973).
Born September 5th, 1908 in Recife. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1973 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]
Francisco Gavidia García
Salvadoran writer.
Born December 29th, 1863 in San Miguel.
Died September 24th, 1955 at 91 years old in San Salvador.
Zvi Hecker
Israeli architect.
Born March 18th, 1931 in Kraków. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2023 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Lev Schnirelmann
Russian mathematician.
Born January 15th, 1905 in Gomel.
Died September 24th, 1938 at 33 years old in Moscow.
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