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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
King Abdullah
Royalty
1924   King of Saudi Arabia
Joan Vollmer Adams
Victim
1924 6-Sep-1951 Common-law wife of William S. Burroughs
Daniel Akaka
Politician
11-Sep-1924   US Senator from Hawaii
Lloyd Alexander
Novelist
30-Jan-1924 17-May-2007 The Chronicles of Prydain
Joe L. Allbritton
Business
29-Dec-1924   Well-connected Washington billionaire
Daniel arap Moi
Head of State
2-Sep-1924   President of Kenya, 1978-2002
Chet Atkins
Country Musician
20-Jun-1924 30-Jun-2001 Prominent country picker
Charles Aznavour
Singer
22-May-1924   Shoot the Piano Player
Lauren Bacall
Actor
16-Sep-1924   Key Largo
John Backus
Computer Programmer
3-Dec-1924 17-Mar-2007 Inventor of BNF, led FORTRAN team
Bob Bain
Musician
26-Jan-1924   Rockin' Rollin' Strollin'
James Baldwin
Novelist
2-Aug-1924 30-Nov-1987 Go Tell It on the Mountain
David Ballantyne
Novelist
14-Jun-1924 24-Feb-1986 The Cunninghams
Earl Banks
Football
11-Jun-1924 11-Mar-1993 Morgan State Head Coach, 1960-73
Raymond Barre
Head of State
12-Apr-1924 23-Aug-2007 Prime Minister of France, 1976-81
Freddie Bartholomew
Actor
28-Mar-1924 23-Jan-1992 Little Lord Fauntleroy
Billy Barty
Actor
25-Oct-1924 23-Dec-2000 High-profile little person
Rainer Barzel
Politician
20-Jun-1924 26-Aug-2006 CDU Chairman, 1971-73
Thomas Berger
Novelist
20-Jul-1924   Little Big Man
Alexander Bickel
Scholar
17-Dec-1924 7-Nov-1974 The Least Dangerous Branch
Theodore Bikel
Actor
2-May-1924   The Defiant Ones
James W. Black
Scientist
14-Jun-1924   Propranolol and cimetidine
Doc Blanchard
Football
11-Dec-1924   Winner, 1945 Heisman Trophy
Roberts Blossom
Actor
1924   Deranged
Lloyd Bochner
Actor
29-Jul-1924 29-Oct-2005 It's a cookbook
Robert Bolt
Playwright
15-Aug-1924 20-Feb-1995 A Man for All Seasons
John Bowen
Novelist
5-Nov-1924   The Truth Will Not Help Us
Johnny Bower
Hockey
8-Nov-1924   The China Wall
Edgar Bowers
Poet
2-Mar-1924 4-Feb-2000 For Louis Pasteur
Scott Brady
Actor
13-Sep-1924 16-Apr-1985 Dancin' Kid in Johnny Guitar
Errol Braithwaite
Novelist
3-Apr-1924   An Affair of Men
Marlon Brando
Actor
03-Apr-1924 1-Jul-2004 A Streetcar Named Desire
Ned Breathitt
Politician
26-Nov-1924 11-Oct-2003 Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67
Frank Broyles
Football
26-Dec-1924   Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76
Dennis Brutus
Poet
28-Nov-1924   Sirens, Knuckles and Boots
Jack Buck
Journalist
21-Aug-1924 18-Jun-2002 Voice of the Cardinals
Richard Bull
Actor
26-Jun-1924   Nels on Little House on the Prairie
Leo Buscaglia
Author
31-Mar-1924 11-Jun-1998 Dr. Hug
George H.W. Bush
Head of State
12-Jun-1924   41st US President, 1989-93
Brendan T. Byrne
Politician
1-Apr-1924   Governor of New Jersey, 1974-82
Charlie Callas
Comic
20-Dec-1924   Malcolm Argos on Switch
Philip Callow
Novelist
1924   A Pledge for the Earth
Norman Campbell
Film Director
4-Feb-1924 12-Apr-2004 TV director, producer
Truman Capote
Novelist
30-Sep-1924 25-Aug-1984 Flamboyant author of In Cold Blood
Jimmy Carter
Head of State
1-Oct-1924   39th US President, 1977-81
Peggy Cass
Actor
21-May-1924 8-Mar-1999 Auntie Mame
Georges Charpak
Physicist
1-Aug-1924   Subatomic particle detectors
Jack Chick
Cartoonist
13-Apr-1924   Paranoid anti-Catholic comics publisher
Shirley Chisholm
Politician
30-Nov-1924 1-Jan-2005 First black woman elected to US House
Frank Church
Politician
25-Jul-1924 7-Apr-1984 US Senator from Idaho, 1957-81
James Clavell
Novelist
10-Oct-1924 7-Sep-1994 Shogun and The Great Escape
William Sloane Coffin
Activist
1-Jun-1924 12-Apr-2006 Civilly disobedient chaplain
Eli Cohen
Spy
26-Dec-1924 18-May-1965 Israel's greatest spy
Paul Conrad
Cartoonist
27-Jun-1924   Political cartoonist
Allan M. Cormack
Physicist
23-Feb-1924 7-May-1998 Computerized axial tomography (CAT scans)
Cid Corman
Poet
29-Jun-1924 12-Mar-2004 Founder of Origin poetry magazine
Wally Cox
Actor
6-Dec-1924 15-Feb-1973 Mr. Peepers
Celia Cruz
Musician
21-Oct-1924 16-Jul-2003 Queen of Salsa
Glenn Davis
Football
26-Dec-1924 9-Mar-2005 Winner, 1946 Heisman Trophy
Doris Day
Actor
3-Apr-1924   The Man Who Knew Too Much
Ruby Dee
Actor
27-Oct-1924   The Jackie Robinson Story
Suleyman Demirel
Head of State
1-Nov-1924   President of Turkey, 1993-2000
Jeremiah Denton
Military
15-Jul-1924   US Senator from Alabama, 1981-87
Dan Devine
Football
22-Dec-1924 9-May-2002 Packers, NCAA head coach
Colleen Dewhurst
Actor
3-Jun-1924 2-Aug-1991 Murphy Brown's mother
Paul Dietzel
Football
5-Sep-1924   South Carolina Head Coach, 1966-74
Faith Domergue
Actor
16-Jun-1924 4-Apr-1999 Where Danger Lives
Stanley Donen
Film Director
13-Apr-1924   Singin' in the Rain
Allan Edwall
Actor
25-Aug-1924 7-Feb-1997 The Brothers Lionheart
Norman Fell
Actor
24-Mar-1924 14-Dec-1998 Mr. Roper on Three's Company
Art Fleming
Game Show Host
1-May-1924 25-Apr-1995 Original Jeopardy! host
Joe Flynn
Actor
8-Nov-1924 19-Jul-1974 Capt. Binghamton on McHale's Navy
Nina Foch
Actor
20-Apr-1924   Executive Suite
Mary Ford
Singer
7-Jul-1924 30-Sep-1977 Les Paul & Mary Ford
Wendell H. Ford
Politician
8-Sep-1924   US Senator from Kentucky, 1974-99
Steve Forrest
Actor
29-Sep-1924   S.W.A.T.
Janet Frame
Author
28-Aug-1924 29-Jan-2004 Kiwi author, subject of An Angel at My Table
Donald M. Fraser
Politician
20-Feb-1924   Mayor of Minneapolis, 1980-93
Jonathan Frid
Actor
02-Dec-1924   Dark Shadows
Rikki Fulton
Comic
15-Apr-1924 28-Jan-2004 Scotland's beloved comedian
Paul Fussell
Historian
22-Mar-1924   The Great War and Modern Memory
Hugh J. Gallen
Politician
30-Jul-1924 29-Dec-1982 Governor of New Hampshire, 1979-82
Leonard Garment
Attorney
11-May-1924   Former Special Counsel to Nixon
William H. Gass
Novelist
30-Jul-1924   The Tunnel
Richard Gelb
Business
1924 4-Apr-2004 CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1972-93
Kingdon Gould, Jr.
Diplomat
1924   US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1973-76
Gogi Grant
Musician
20-Sep-1924   The Wayward Wind
Nigel Green
Actor
15-Oct-1924 15-May-1972 The Ipcress File
Jane Greer
Actor
9-Sep-1924 24-Aug-2001 Out of the Past
Lou Groza
Football
25-Jan-1924 29-Nov-2000 With Cleveland Browns for 21 years
Frank J. Guarini
Politician
20-Aug-1924   Congressman from New Jersey, 1979-93
Roger Guillemin
Scientist
11-Jan-1924   Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides)
Buddy Hackett
Comic
31-Aug-1924 30-Jun-2003 Abrasive old school comic
Alexander Haig
Government
2-Dec-1924   US Secretary of State, 1981-82
Tony Hancock
Radio Personality
12-May-1924 25-Jun-1968 Hancock's Half Hour
Patricia Roberts Harris
Government
31-May-1924 23-Mar-1985 Cabinet Secretary under Jimmy Carter
Doug Harvey
Hockey
19-Dec-1924 26-Dec-1989 NHL Hall of Famer
John Harvey-Jones
Business
16-Apr-1924 9-Jan-2008 Chairman of ICI, 1982-87
Stanley K. Hathaway
Politician
19-Jul-1924 4-Oct-2005 Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75
William Dodd Hathaway
Politician
21-Feb-1924   US Senator from Maine, 1973-79
Thomas B. Hayward
Military
3-May-1924   Chief of Naval Operations, 1978-82
Antony Hewish
Astronomer
11-May-1924   First to discover a pulsar
Benny Hill
Comic
21-Jan-1924 19-Apr-1992 The Benny Hill Show
Stanley Hiller, Jr.
Inventor
15-Nov-1924 20-Apr-2006 Helicopter designer
Pat Hingle
Actor
19-Jul-1924   Commissioner Gordon in Batman films
Gil Hodges
Baseball
4-Apr-1924 2-Apr-1972 Eight-time All-Star
Philip H. Hoff
Politician
29-Jun-1924   Governor of Vermont, 1963-69
John H. Holdridge
Diplomat
21-Aug-1924 12-Jul-2001 US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1983-86
Robert Horton
Actor
29-Jul-1924   Flint McCullough on Wagon Train
Hendrik S. Houthakker
Economist
31-Dec-1924   Council of Economic Advisers, 1969-71
Henry Hyde
Politician
18-Apr-1924 29-Nov-2007 Congressman from Illinois, 1975-2007
Martha Hyer
Actor
10-Aug-1924   Some Came Running
Lee Iacocca
Business
15-Oct-1924   Former chairman, Chrysler Corporation
Daniel Inouye
Politician
7-Sep-1924   US Senator from Hawaii
Maurice Jarre
Composer
13-Sep-1924   Score to Lawrence of Arabia
Russell Johnson
Actor
10-Nov-1924   The Professor on Gilligan's Island
Katy Jurado
Actor
16-Jan-1924 5-Jul-2002 Broken Lance
Raj Kapoor
Actor
14-Dec-1924 2-Jun-1988 Top 20th Century Hindi megastar
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Politician
24-Jan-1924   Congressman from Wisconsin, 1959-91
Kenneth Kaunda
Head of State
28-Apr-1924   President of Zambia 1964-91
Richard Kelly
Politician
31-Jul-1924 22-Aug-2005 Congressman snagged in ABSCAM sting
Bruce King
Politician
6-Apr-1924   Three-time Governor of New Mexico
James Kirkwood
Novelist
22-Aug-1924 21-Apr-1989 A Chorus Line
Don Knotts
Actor
21-Jul-1924 24-Feb-2006 Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show
Ed Koch
Politician
12-Dec-1924   Mayor of New York City, 1978-89
Chris Kraft
Engineer
28-Feb-1924   Long-time voice of NASA's Mission Control
Bob Kurland
Basketball
23-Dec-1924   First 7 ft. tall basketball star
Harvey Kurtzman
Cartoonist
3-Oct-1924 21-Feb-1993 Founding editor, Mad magazine
Tom Landry
Football
11-Sep-1924 12-Feb-2000 Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1960-88
Frank Lautenberg
Politician
23-Jan-1924   US Senator from New Jersey
Tom Lewis
Politician
26-Oct-1924 1-Aug-2003 Congressman from Florida, 1983-95
James B. Longley
Politician
22-Apr-1924 16-Aug-1980 Governor of Maine, 1975-79
Ben F. Love
Business
1924 13-Jan-2006 CEO of Texas Commerce Bank
Sidney Lumet
Film Director
25-Jun-1924   Dog Day Afternoon
Jean-François Lyotard
Philosopher
10-Aug-1924 21-Apr-1998 Founder of Postmodernism
Henry Mancini
Composer
16-Apr-1924 14-Jun-1994 Theme for The Pink Panther
Benoit Mandelbrot
Mathematician
20-Nov-1924   Fractal mathematician
Robert W. Mann
Inventor
1924 16-Jun-2006 Prosthetic devices
Rocky Marciano
Boxing
1-Sep-1924 31-Aug-1969 Undefeated heavyweight
Marino Marini
Musician
11-May-1924 20-Mar-1997 Innovative pop music bandleader
Lee Marvin
Actor
19-Feb-1924 29-Aug-1987 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Roy Mason
Politician
18-Apr-1924   Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1976-79
Marcello Mastroianni
Actor
28-Sep-1924 19-Dec-1996 The Pizza Triangle
Yasuzo Masumura
Film Director
25-Aug-1924 23-Nov-1986 Blind Beast
Sean McClory
Actor
8-Mar-1924 10-Dec-2003 The Quiet Man
James A. McClure
Politician
27-Dec-1924   US Senator from Idaho, 1973-91
James W. McCord, Jr.
Government
26-Jan-1924   Led the Watergate burglary
Evan Mecham
Politician
12-May-1924 22-Feb-2008 Governor of Arizona, 1987-88
Francis J. Meehan
Diplomat
14-Feb-1924   US Ambassador to East Germany, 1985-88
John Melcher
Politician
6-Sep-1924   US Senator from Montana, 1977-89
Grace Metalious
Novelist
8-Sep-1924 25-Feb-1964 Peyton Place
Ruben Mettler
Business
23-Feb-1924 23-May-2006 CEO of TRW, 1969-77
J. William Middendorf II
Diplomat
22-Sep-1924   Ford's Secretary of the Navy
George Mikan
Basketball
18-Jun-1924 1-Jun-2005 Minneapolis Lakers center
Ralph Miliband
Scholar
7-Jan-1924 21-May-1994 Parliamentary Socialism
William O. Mills
Politician
12-Aug-1924 24-May-1973 Congressman, committed suicide
Ron Moody
Actor
8-Jan-1924   Fagin in Oliver Twist
Kieron Moore
Actor
5-Oct-1924   The League of Gentlemen
Lisel Mueller
Poet
8-Feb-1924   The Need to Hold Still
Robert Mugabe
Head of State
21-Feb-1924   President of Zimbabwe
Charles T. Munger
Business
1-Jan-1924   Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
Audie Murphy
Actor
20-Jun-1924 28-May-1971 War hero turned cowboy actor
Bess Myerson
Model
16-Jul-1924   First Jewish Miss America
S. R. Nathan
Head of State
3-Jul-1924   Sixth President of Singapore
Al Neuharth
Journalist
22-Mar-1924   Founder of USA Today
Howard C. Nielson
Politician
12-Sep-1924   Congressman from Utah, 1983-91
Lyn Nofziger
Government
8-Jun-1924 27-Mar-2006 GOP political operative
Luigi Nono
Composer
29-Jan-1924 8-May-1990 Il Canto Sospeso
Ray Noorda
Business
19-Jun-1924 9-Oct-2006 Former CEO of Novell
Louie B. Nunn
Politician
8-Mar-1924 29-Jan-2004 Governor of Kentucky, 1967-71
Carroll O'Connor
Actor
2-Aug-1924 21-Jun-2001 Archie Bunker in All in the Family
Milton Obote
Head of State
28-Dec-1924 10-Oct-2005 Two-time President of Uganda
Donald E. Osterbrock
Astronomer
13-Jul-1924 11-Jan-2007 Director of Lick Observatory, 1973-81
Boyd K. Packer
Religion
10-Sep-1924   Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Geraldine Page
Actor
22-Nov-1924 13-Jun-1987 Toys in the Attic
George Pake
Scientist
1-Apr-1924 4-Mar-2004 First director of Xerox PARC
Eduardo Paolozzi
Sculptor
7-Mar-1924 22-Apr-2005 Surrealist sculptor
Sergei Parajanov
Film Director
9-Jan-1924 21-Jul-1990 The Color of Pomegranate
Leslie Phillips
Actor
20-Apr-1924   Not Now Darling
Tony Poe
Military
18-Sep-1924 27-Jul-2003 CIA ear collection operative in Southeast Asia
Bud Powell
Pianist
27-Sep-1924 31-Jul-1966 Seminal bop pianist and composer
Edmund Purdom
Actor
19-Dec-1924   The King's Thief
Paula Raymond
Actor
23-Nov-1924 31-Dec-2003 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Ralph Regula
Politician
3-Dec-1924   Congressman, Ohio 16th
William Rehnquist
Judge
1-Oct-1924 3-Sep-2005 US Supreme Court Chief Justice 1986-2005
John Rigas
Business
14-Nov-1924   CEO of Adelphia, 1952-2002
Bob C. Riley
Politician
18-Sep-1924 16-Feb-1994 Governor of Arkansas, 1975
Geoffrey Rippon
Politician
28-May-1924 28-Jan-1997 Former MP, Hexham
Max Roach
Jazz Musician
10-Jan-1924 16-Aug-2007 Enduring jazz drummer
Robert A. Roe
Politician
28-Feb-1924   Congressman from New Jersey, 1969-93
Darrell Royal
Football
6-Jul-1924   UT-Austin Head Coach, 1957-76
Marvin Runyon
Government
16-Sep-1924 3-May-2004 US Postmaster General, 1992-98
Gail Russell
Actor
21-Sep-1924 26-Aug-1961 Angel and the Badman
Nipsey Russell
Comic
13-Oct-1924 2-Oct-2005 Tinman in The Wiz
Thomas J. Ryan
Business
c. 1924   CEO of ISU International
Sabu
Actor
27-Jan-1924 2-Dec-1963 Jungle Book
Eva Marie Saint
Actor
4-Jul-1924   North by Northwest
Robert Sayre
Diplomat
18-Aug-1924   US Ambassador to Brazil, 1978-81
Phyllis Schlafly
Activist
15-Aug-1924   Opponent of women's liberation
Charles L. Schultze
Economist
1924   Council of Economic Advisers, 1977-81
Earl Scruggs
Musician
6-Jan-1924   Bluegrass banjo pioneer
Rod Serling
Author
25-Dec-1924 28-Jun-1975 Creator of The Twilight Zone
Peter Shore
Politician
20-May-1924 24-Sep-2001 Former MP, Stepney
Bobby Short
Singer
15-Sep-1924 21-Mar-2005 Cabaret singer at the Carlyle Hotel
Elizabeth Short
Victim
29-Jul-1924 15-Jan-1947 The Black Dahlia
Elliott P. Skinner
Scholar
20-Jun-1924 1-Apr-2007 US Ambassador to Upper Volta, 1966-69
Deke Slayton
Astronaut
1-Mar-1924 13-Jun-1993 Original Mercury 7 astronaut
Mário Soares
Head of State
7-Dec-1924   Ex-President, PM of Portugal
Robert M. Solow
Economist
23-Aug-1924   Theory of economic growth
Brett Somers
Actor
11-Jul-1924 15-Sep-2007 Match Game fixture
Florence Stanley
Actor
1-Jul-1924 3-Oct-2003 Bernice Fish
Monteagle Stearns
Diplomat
5-Dec-1924   US Ambassador to Greece, 1981-85
Max van der Stoel
Politician
3-Aug-1924   Two-time Dutch Foreign Minister
William A. Stoltzfus, Jr.
Diplomat
3-Nov-1924   US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1972-76
Annette Strauss
Politician
26-Jan-1924 14-Dec-1998 Mayor of Dallas 1987-91
Yma Sumac
Singer
10-Sep-1924   Vocalist with a 4.5-octave range
Robert E. Sweeney
Politician
4-Nov-1924 30-Jun-2007 Congressman from Ohio, 1965-67
Bob Thaves
Cartoonist
4-Oct-1924 4-Aug-2006 Frank & Ernest
E. P. Thompson
Historian
3-Feb-1924 28-Aug-1993 The Making of the English Working Class
Charles Thone
Politician
4-Jan-1924   Governor of Nebraska, 1979-83
Norbert T. Tiemann
Politician
18-Jul-1924   Governor of Nebraska, 1967-71
Henrik Tikkanen
Author
1924 1984 A Winter's Day
Margaret Truman
Relative
17-Feb-1924 29-Jan-2008 Harry S. Truman's mystery novelist daughter
Leon Uris
Novelist
3-Aug-1924 21-Jun-2003 Battle Cry
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Head of State
25-Dec-1924   Prime Minister of India, 1998-2004
Jay Van Andel
Business
3-Jun-1924 7-Dec-2004 Amway billionaire
Gloria Vanderbilt
Fashion Designer
20-Feb-1924   Designer jeans
Sarah Vaughan
Singer
28-Mar-1924 3-Apr-1990 The Divine One
Dinah Washington
Singer
29-Aug-1924 14-Dec-1963 Queen of the Blues
Dennis Weaver
Actor
6-Jun-1924 24-Feb-2006 Sam McCloud in McCloud
Robert Webber
Actor
14-Oct-1924 19-May-1989 12 Angry Men
William Webster
Government
6-Mar-1924   FBI Director 1978-87, CIA Director 1987-91
Ezer Weizman
Head of State
15-Jun-1924 24-Apr-2005 President of Israel, 1993-2000
Jack Weston
Actor
21-Aug-1924 3-May-1996 Wait Until Dark
Slim Whitman
Country Musician
20-Jan-1924   Western singer, balladeer and yodeler
Torsten N. Wiesel
Scientist
3-Jun-1924   Neurophysiology of vision
Guy Williams
Actor
14-Jan-1924 7-May-1989 Prof. John Robinson on Lost in Space
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Head of State
1924   President of Ethiopia
Dale E. Wolf
Politician
6-Sep-1924   Governor of Delaware for 20 days
Ed Wood
Film Director
10-Oct-1924 10-Dec-1978 Plan 9 From Outer Space
Oscar Wyatt
Business
7-Jul-1924   Oilman snagged in oil-for-food scandal
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Head of State
12-Aug-1924 17-Aug-1988 Ruler of Pakistan, 1977-88


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