🌐 United Nations Day
Notable deaths on October 24th
Rosa Parks
Civil rights activist.
Born February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Jackie Robinson
American baseball player (1919–1972).
Born January 31st, 1919 in Cairo.
Died October 24th, 1972 at 53 years old in Stamford (myocardial infarction).
Leslie Jordan
American actor (1955–2022).
Born April 29th, 1955 in Memphis. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2022 at 67 years old in Hollywood (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Maureen O'Hara
Irish–american actress and singer (1920–2015).
Born August 17th, 1920 in Ranelagh.
Died October 24th, 2015 at 95 years old in Boise. [ref]
Julia
Puerto rican actor (1940–1994).
Born March 9th, 1940 in San Juan.
Died October 24th, 1995 at 55 years old in Manhasset (stroke). [ref]
Christian Dior
French fashion designer (1905–1957).
Born January 21st, 1905 in Granville.
Died October 24th, 1957 at 52 years old in Montecatini Terme (myocardial infarction).
Gene Roddenberry
American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991).
Born August 19th, 1921 in El Paso. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1991 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Fats Domino
American pianist and singer (1928–2017).
Born February 26th, 1928 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2017 at 89 years old in Harvey (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Richard Roundtree
American actor and singer (1942–2023).
Born July 9th, 1942 in New Rochelle.
Died October 24th, 2023 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
James Michael Tyler
American actor (1962-2021).
Born May 28th, 1962 in Winona.
Died October 24th, 2021 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel