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October 24th
168 Notable deaths
Rosa Parks
African-american civil rights activist (1913-2005).
Born February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Jackie Robinson
American baseball player.
Born January 31st, 1919 in Cairo.
Died October 24th, 1972 at 53 years old in Stamford (myocardial infarction).
Maureen O'Hara
Irish-american film actress and singer (1920-2015).
Born August 17th, 1920 in Ranelagh.
Died October 24th, 2015 at 95 years old in Boise. [ref]
Leslie Jordan
American actor.
Born April 29th, 1955 in Chattanooga.
Died October 24th, 2022 at 67 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
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.
Died October 24th, 2017 at 89 years old in Harvey (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Raúl Juliá
Puerto rican actor.
Born March 9th, 1940 in San Juan. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1957 at 52 years old in Montecatini Terme (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert Guillaume
American actor (1927-2017).
Born November 30th, 1927 in St. Louis.
Died October 24th, 2017 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
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]
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