Died On September 24th
Discover the most famous people who died on September 24. The list includes people like Dr. Seuss, Paracelsus, Niels Ryberg Finsen, Barry Bishop, Susan Atkins. Famous personalities featured on this list, include physicists, inventors, novelists and economists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Russia and many more countries.
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Birthdate: March 2, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1991
Dr. Seuss was an American children's author, illustrator, and political cartoonist. He is credited with writing some of the most famous children's books ever, including The Cat in the Hat. His works were translated into over 20 languages and sold more than 600 million copies by the time of his death. Many of his creations were adapted into animated cartoons.
Birthdate: December 17, 1493
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Died: 1541
German-Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus, son of a poor chemist, grew up into a key figure of the German Renaissance. Known as the "father of toxicology," he explored the importance of chemistry in medical science. His interest in chemistry was ignited by his stint at the Bergschule in childhood.
Birthdate: October 20, 1953
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2016
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Sarah Churchill(English Actress & Dancer and the Daughter of Winston Churchill)
Birthdate: October 7, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1982
Sarah Churchill, daughter of British prime minister Winston Churchill, is best remembered for her performance as Anne Ashmond in the film Royal Wedding. She had also served as an air force interpreter during World War II. She also released many lithographic prints and paintings of her father.
Birthdate: April 14, 1788
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 1878
Birthdate: October 12, 1798
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Queluz, Portugal
Died: 1834
Pedro I of Brazil was the founder of the Empire of Brazil and reigned as its emperor from 1822 to 1831. He also ruled over Portugal before abdicating the throne in favor of Dona Maria II. He is credited with spreading the liberal ideals that enabled Portugal and Brazil to move to representative forms of government from absolutist regimes.
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Judith Exner
(American Writer and Memoirist)
Birthdate: January 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1999
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Peter Carl Fabergé
(Russian Jeweller Best Known for the Famous 'Fabergé Eggs' Made of Precious Metals and Gemstones)
Birthdate: May 30, 1846
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1920
Apart from being the official jeweler of the Russian imperial court, Peter Carl Fabergé also created some of the most innovative jewelry designs, such as the iconic Fabergé eggs. He had also launched workshops in London, Moscow, and Kiev. Later, hounded by the revolutionary government, he fled to Switzerland.
Birthdate: January 17, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Laupheim, Germany
Died: 1939
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Manuel I Komnenos
(Emperor)
Birthdate: November 28, 1118
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Constantinople, Roman Empire
Died: 1180
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Françoise Sagan
(Playwright)
Birthdate: June 21, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cajarc, France
Died: 2004
Birthdate: September 30, 1882
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Neustadt, Germany
Died: 1945
Birthdate: June 12, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Thiruvananthapuram, India
Died: 2006
Along with her sisters Lalitha and Ragini, Padmini was part of the Travancore sisters of the 1940s’ South Indian film industry. A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, she later won a Filmfare award for the Hindi movie Kajal and a Filmfare nomination for Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai.
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Branwell Brontë
(Painter, Poet, Writer)
Birthdate: June 26, 1817
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yorkshire
Died: 1848
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Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
(Princess)
Birthdate: April 5, 1863
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died: 1950
Birthdate: January 4, 1716
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1757
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Isabeau of Bavaria
(Queen)
Birthdate: 1370 AD
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1435
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Pyotr Bagration
(Military general)
Birthdate: July 10, 1765
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kizlyar, Russia
Died: 1812
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Deborah Cavendish, dowager duchess of Devonshire
(Writer)
Birthdate: March 31, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Asthall Manor, England
Died: 2014
Deborah Cavendish, the duchess of Devonshire, was the youngest of the popular Mitford sisters. An aristocrat and a socialite, she was one of the rare people who had met both Adolf Hitler and John Kennedy. She played a key role in commercializing Chatsworth Estate and also wrote books on it.
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Howard Morrison
(Entertainer)
Birthdate: August 18, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rotorua, New Zealand
Died: 2009
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Ester Boserup
(Danish Economist Known for Her Theory of Agricultural Intensification)
Birthdate: May 18, 1910
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Frederiksberg, Denmark
Died: 1999
Ester Boserup was a Danish economist best remembered for her work at the United Nations and other international organizations. She worked towards establishing equal rights for women in all spheres of life. In 1989, Ester Boserup was inducted into the US National Academy of Sciences.
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Zeki Müren
(Legendary Turkish Singer, Songwriter, Composer, and Actor)
Birthdate: December 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bursa, Turkey
Died: 1996
Known to fans as the Pasha of Music, Turkish singer, songwriter, and composer Zeki Müren was a legendary figure of Turkish classical music. He also acted in several films, such as the blockbuster Beklenen Şarkı. His track Manolyam was the first song to win Turkey’s prestigious Golden Record Award.
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Al-Hādī
(Fourth Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate)
Birthdate: April 26, 0764
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jibal
Died: 0785
Al-Hādī reigned as the fourth Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 24 July 785 until his death on 14 September 786. A physically strong ruler, Al-Hādī was renowned for his bravery and generosity. However, he was cruel and continued his father's persecutions and unfair policies. His short reign was marked by internal conflicts and power struggles with his mother.
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Buckwheat Zydeco
(Accordionist)
Birthdate: November 14, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2016
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Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia
(Duchess)
Birthdate: December 24, 1784
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1803
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Leon Hart
(American football player)
Birthdate: November 2, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, United Sates
Died: 2002
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Saigo Takamori
(Samurai, Poet)
Birthdate: January 23, 1828
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kagoshima
Died: 1877
Saigo Takamori was a samurai and he is considered as one of the most influential samurais in Japanese history. He was one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration. Saigo Takamori lived during the late Edo and early Meiji periods and led the imperial forces at the Battle of Toba–Fushimi. He was dubbed "the true last Samurai" after his death.
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Pritilata Waddedar
(Former Indian Revolutionary Nationalist Known for Pahartali European Club Attack (1932))
Birthdate: May 5, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dhalghat, Patiya, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Died: 1932
Pritilata Waddedar was a prominent Indian revolutionary leader who was an integral part of India’s freedom movement. She joined Surya Sen’s revolutionary group and led the 1932 armed raid on Chittagong’s Pahartali European Club. She died by consuming cyanide to avoid arrest. The Birkannya Pritilata Trust was later established in her honor.
Birthdate: September 23, 1745
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Augusta County, Virginia, United States
Died: 1815
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Harold K. Johnson
(Army officer)
Birthdate: February 22, 1912
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bowesmont, North Dakota, United States
Died: 1983
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Barry Bishop(American Mountaineer Who was the Member of the First American Team to Summit Mount Everest)
Birthdate: January 13, 1932
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: 1994
Barry Bishop was an American scientist, mountaineer, scholar, and photographer. In 1963, Bishop became one of the first Americans to summit Mount Everest along with Tom Hornbein, Willi Unsoeld, Lute Jerstad, and Jim Whittaker. Bishop is best remembered for his association with the National Geographic Society, where he spent most of his career working as a photographer, scientist, and writer.
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Yoshio Tachibana
(Military personnel)
Birthdate: February 24, 1890
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ehime, Japan
Died: 1947
Birthdate: December 15, 1860
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Died: 1904
Niels Ryberg Finsen was a Danish-Faroese scientist and physician. Finsen's method to treat diseases, such as lupus vulgaris, using concentrated light radiation, earned him the 1903 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology. Copenhagen University Hospital houses the famous Finsen Laboratory, which is named in his honor.
Birthdate: 1545 AD
Birthplace: Peru
Died: 1572
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Raja Ramanna
(Former Physicist Best Known for His Role in India’s Nuclear Program During Its Early Stages)
Birthdate: January 28, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mysore, Karnataka, India
Died: 2004
Raja Ramanna was an Indian nuclear physicist, remembered for his role in the development of India’s nuclear weapons program. Beginning his career under Homi Bhabha, he eventually served as the director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, overseeing India’s first nuclear weapons test in 1974. Meanwhile he also served as the secretary for defense research and later headed Atomic Energy Commission.
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Kitten Natividad
(Mexican-American Film Actress and Exotic Dancer)
Birthdate: February 13, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Died: 2022
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: January 19, 0840
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Constantinople
Died: 0867
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Inessa Armand
(Politician)
Birthdate: May 8, 1874
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1920
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Tommy McDonald
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: July 26, 1934
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Roy, New Mexico, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
(Duchess)
Birthdate: August 30, 1870
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Corfu, Greece
Died: 1891
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Mary Jane Patterson
(Educator)
Birthdate: September 12, 1840
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Died: 1894
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Manne Siegbahn(Swedish Physicist Who Received the Nobel Prize in 1924 for Discoveries and Research of X-Ray Spectroscopy)
Birthdate: December 3, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Örebro, Sweden
Died: 1978
Manne Siegbahn was a Swedish physicist best remembered for winning the 1924 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discoveries in the field of X-ray spectroscopy. Over the course of his illustrious career, Manne Siegbahn was also honored with several other prestigious awards such as the Hughes Medal, Rumford Medal, and Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize.
Birthdate: July 22, 1905
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1959
Born in Austria, to a merchant father who loved collecting paintings, Wolfgang Paalen had been exposed to arts since childhood. He later trained in painting and archaeology and joined the Surrealist movement. His signature fumage technique involved creating art with the smoke and soot from candles. He later settled in Mexico.
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Christopher Hogwood
(Conductor)
Birthdate: September 10, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nottingham, England
Died: 2014
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Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême
(Nobleman)
Birthdate: April 28, 1573
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Château de Fayet, Fayet, France
Died: 1650
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Manuel Estrada Cabrera
(Lawyer)
Birthdate: November 21, 1857
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Died: 1924
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Patrick Gilmore
(Composer)
Birthdate: December 25, 1829
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ballygar, Ireland
Died: 1892
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Bill Mollison
(Australian Researcher, Author and Scientist)
Birthdate: May 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stanley, Australia
Died: 2016
Known for co-developing the concept of a sustainable form of agriculture called the permaculture, Bill Mollison was one of the most influential ecological pioneers, authors, and teachers. Also the founder of The Permaculture Institute (Tasmania) and co-publisher of a book called Permaculture One, he is credited with training thousands of people the art of growing food without harming the nature.
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Robert Young Hayne
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 10, 1791
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Colleton, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1839
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Mike Webster
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: March 18, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tomahawk, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 2002
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)