Died On April 24th
Discover the most famous people who died on April 24. The list includes people like Lucy Maud Montgomery, Daniel Defoe, Sathya Sai Baba, Willa Cather, Max von Laue. Famous personalities featured on this list, include journalists, political leaders, novelists and poets and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & India and many more countries.
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Vladimir Komarov(First Cosmonaut to Fly into Space Twice and the First Human to Die in a Space Flight)
Birthdate: March 16, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1967
Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was the first from his country to fly into space twice. He died when his Soyuz 1 capsule crashed while re-entering the Earth, due to a parachute failure, on April 24, 1967, which made him the first human to die in a space flight.
Birthdate: November 30, 1874
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New London, Canada
Died: 1942
Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery is best remembered for her iconic novel Anne of Green Gables and its sequels. She had also authored countless short stories, poems, and essays. Most of her novels are set in her native Prince Edward Island. She was honored with the OBE.
Birthdate: October 2, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1974
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: 1660 AD
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1731
Daniel Defoe was an English trader, pamphleteer, and spy, who is best remembered for his 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe. He also helped in popularizing the novel format of writing in Britain. He was a forerunner of business journalism, too, and also traded in hosiery, woollen goods, and wine.
Birthdate: July 1, 1908
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Corona, New York, United States
Died: 2004
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Pete Ham(Welsh Singer-Songwriter and Lead Vocalist for the 1970s Rock Band ‘Badfinger’)
Birthdate: April 27, 1947
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales
Died: 1975
Welsh musician Pete Ham soared to fame as the lead singer and composer of the rock band Badfinger. Known for iconic hits such as No Matter What, he also co-wrote the classic Without You. After the band’s manager defrauded and vanished, Ham committed suicide by hanging himself in his garage.
Birthdate: December 7, 1873
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Winchester
Died: 1947
Birthdate: October 27, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mbizana Local Municipality
Died: 1993
Oliver Tambo was a South African revolutionary and politician who played an important role in the anti-apartheid movement alongside Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu. In 1943, he helped found the ANC Youth League and later served as the African National Congress' president. He is also remembered for organizing several guerilla units that facilitated attacks against the apartheid state.
Birthdate: July 6, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: South Bend, Washington, United States
Died: 1997
Birthdate: November 22, 1922
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gosport, Indiana, United States
Died: 1997
Eugene Stoner is largely remembered for developing the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle, which was a forerunner of the M16 rifle used by the American military. Though he didn’t have any formal education beyond high school, Stoner, like his Russian counterpart, Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, revolutionized the arms industry with his inventions.
Birthdate: September 6, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Minneapolis, U.S.
Died: 2017
Birthdate: October 26, 1800
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Parchim, Germany
Died: 1891
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder was a Prussian field marshal who served as the chief of staff in the Royal Prussian Army for 30 years. Moltke, who commanded troops during Austro-Prussian War, Second Schleswig War, and the Franco-Prussian War, is credited with creating a new method of directing armies. He is also credited with pioneering the military usage of railways.
Birthdate: September 23, 1908
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Simaria
Died: 1974
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was an Indian poet, academic, patriot, and essayist. Regarded as one of the most prominent modern Hindi poets, Dinkar played an important role during the Indian independence movement,; writing poems that sparked nationalism. In 1959, he was honored with the prestigious Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award. The same year, he also received the Sahitya Akademi Award.
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Ezer Weizman
(Politician, Officer, Fighter pilot, Aviator)
Birthdate: June 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tel Aviv
Died: 2005
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G. Stanley Hall
(Psychologist, Science writer)
Birthdate: February 1, 1844
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Died: 1924
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Madame Nhu
(First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963)
Birthdate: August 22, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hanoi, French Indochina
Died: 2011
Birthdate: April 11, 1887
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bankura, West Bengal, India
Died: 1972
Padma Bhushan-winning artist Jamini Roy is remembered for introducing his own style of painting that mingled Western and Indian influences. Once a disciple of Rabindranath Tagore, he excelled in the Kalighat Pat style and depicted Bengali folk life through his works. He was declared as one of the ASI’s Nine Masters of Art.
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Norodom of Cambodia
(King of Cambodia (1860 - 1904))
Birthdate: February 3, 1834
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Angkor Borei, Cambodia
Died: 1904
Cambodian ruler Norodom, the eldest son of King Ang Duong, was trained in the concepts of Buddhism from an early age. His initial goals included strengthening ties between Siam (Thailand) and Cambodia. A treaty he signed with France handed over Cambodia’s foreign relations to the French.
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Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia
(Prince)
Birthdate: September 20, 1843
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1865
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Alber Elbaz
(Former creative director of Lanvin in Paris from 2001 until 2015)
Birthdate: June 12, 1961
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Casablanca, Morocco
Died: 2021
Birthdate: August 16, 1915
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tyro, Mississippi, United States
Died: 2001
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Roy Jenson
(American football player)
Birthdate: February 9, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Calgary, Canada
Died: 2007
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Tommy Kono
(Japanese-American Weightlifter and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: June 27, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Deenanath Mangeshkar
(Actor, Composer)
Birthdate: December 29, 1900
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mangeshi village
Died: 1942
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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
(Painter)
Birthdate: April 11, 1749
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1803
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Gerhard Domagk
(German Pathologist and Bacteriologist Known for Discovery of Sulfonamides Such as Prontosil as Antibiotics)
Birthdate: October 30, 1895
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Łagów, Poland
Died: 1964
Nobel Prize-winning German pathologist and bacteriologist Gerhard Domagk is best remembered for his pathbreaking discovery of Prontosil, the first sulfonamide antibiotic. The Nazis, however, didn’t allow him to accept the Nobel Prize immediately and detained him briefly instead. He had also served as a soldier in World War I.
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Angus Maddison
(Economist, University teacher)
Birthdate: December 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne
Died: 2010
British economist Angus Maddison specialised in quantitative macroeconomic history and is noted for documenting economic performances of major countries across continents. He served as the Head of OEEC Economics Division and as Assistant Director at the Economic Development Department of OECD. He authored several books on historical economic analysis, most notably The World Economy: Historical Statistics.
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Jimmy Giuffre
(Clarinetist)
Birthdate: April 26, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Died: 2008
Birthdate: November 23, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Puttaparthi
Died: 2011
Indian guru and philanthropist, Sathya Sai Baba, was both a much-revered and controversial personality. He founded the Sathya Sai Organisation, through which he established a network of free hospitals, clinics, and educational institutions. His devotees believed in his alleged omnipotence and omniscience. His critics have accused him of sexual abuse, money laundering, and fraud.
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Burton Rose
(Nephrologist)
Birthdate: November 19, 1942
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2020
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Vasily Zhukovsky
(Russian Poet)
Birthdate: February 9, 1783
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mishenskoe, Russia
Died: 1852
Born as an illegitimate son of a Russian landowner father and a Turkish slave mother, Vasily Zhukovsky had initially been the tutor of Tsar-Liberator Alexander II. He later co-founded the Arzamas society, which opposed classicism in poetry. With his poems and translations, he brought the Romantic Movement to Russia.
Birthdate: February 28, 1783
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vasto, Italy
Died: 1854
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Prince Sahle Selassie
(Prince)
Birthdate: February 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Menelik Palace, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Died: 1962
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Athanasios Diakos
(Military commander)
Birthdate: January 4, 1788
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Central Greece
Died: 1821
Birthdate: May 1, 1855
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1924
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Jean-Pierre Marielle
(Actor)
Birthdate: April 12, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2019
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Peter Ellis
(film director)
Birthdate: January 28, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: 2006
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Hans Hollein
(Austrian Architect and Designer and Key Figure of Postmodern Architecture)
Birthdate: March 30, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 2014
One of the most significant figures of postmodern architecture, Austrian architect Hans Hollein is a Pritzker Prize winner. While he initially studied civil engineering, he later focused on architecture and rose to build structures that were characteristic of the Modernist Viennese architecture. He also taught at Yale and had his own firm.
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Pierre Hadot
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: February 21, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Reims, France
Died: 2010
Pierre Hadot was a French historian of philosophy and philosopher who specialized in ancient philosophy. Hadot is credited with introducing Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein's thoughts to France. He also published commentaries on and translations of Porphyry of Tyre, Plotinus, St. Ambrose, and Marcus Aurelius.
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Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
(Military personnel)
Birthdate: September 26, 1878
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Woldegk
Died: 1943
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 0624
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Concino Concini
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 23, 1669
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Terranuova Bracciolini, Italy
Died: 1617
Birthdate: January 4, 1966
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: 2020
Birthdate: June 12, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Porbandar, Porbandar State, Kathiawar Agency, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Gujarat, India)
Died: 1999
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Alejo Carpentier
(Writer, Journalist, Essayist, Musicologist, Literary critic)
Birthdate: December 26, 1904
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lausanne
Died: 1980
Swiss-born Cuban author Alejo Carpentier is regarded as one of the greatest Latin American literary personalities. The Cervantes Prize-winning writer was one of the pioneers of magic realism. Known for novels such as The Lost Steps, he also contributed to the Afro-Cuban movement and was the Cuban ambassador to France.
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Felix Adler
(American Philosopher and Educator Who Founded the Ethical Culture Movement)
Birthdate: August 13, 1851
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Alzey, Germany
Died: 1933
The son of Reform Judaism pioneer and rabbi Samuel Adler, Felix Adler was a German-American educator who had taught at Cornell and Columbia universities. He established the Ethical Culture movement, focusing on tying all human beings with the thread of universal morality. He also worked to abolish child labor.
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Tadeusz Różewicz
(Polish Playwright and Poet Known for Such Plays as 'The Card Index', 'The White Wedding', and 'Left Home')
Birthdate: October 9, 1921
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Radomsko, Poland
Died: 2014
Tadeusz Różewicz is remembered as one of the finest poets and dramatists of the post-World War II era. Kartoteka, or The Card Index, and Twarz trzecia, or The Third Face, remain 2 of his best-known works. He had also been part of the Polish Home Army during World War II.
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Ville Ritola
(Finnish Athlete Who Specialized in Long-distance Running)
Birthdate: January 18, 1896
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Peraseinajoki, Finland
Died: 1982
Ville Ritola was a Finnish athlete who specialized in long-distance running. He is best remembered for winning five Olympic gold medals, four of which were won at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. Ville Ritola also won two silver medals at the 1924 Games, a record for the most number of athletics medals won at a single Olympic event.
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Jorge Manrique
(Spanish Poet)
Birthdate: 1440 AD
Birthplace: Paredes de Nava, Spain
Died: 1479
Distinguished Castilian poet and soldier Jorge Manrique, noted for his lyric poetry, is best known for his work the Coplas a la muerte de mi padre (Verses on the death of Don Rodrigo Manrique, his Father). He joined Castilian military service at an early age and eventually reached the rank of captain. Manrique was a supporter of Queen of Castile Isabel I.
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Fei Xiaotong
(Anthropologist)
Birthdate: November 2, 1910
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wujiang District, Suzhou, China
Died: 2005