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April 24
April 24 is under the sign of Taurus.
Famous birthdays on this day include Kelly Clarkson (1982), Barbra Streisand (1942) and Véronique Sanson (1949).
Several movies were released around April 24 over the years, such as The World of Apu in 1959 directed by Satyajit Ray and A Little Romance in 1979 directed by George Roy Hill.
But much more happened on April 24 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around April 24 over the years?
The World of Apu
Release year: 1959
Directed by: Satyajit Ray
Starring: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Swapan Mukherjee
Country: United States of America
A Little Romance
Release year: 1979
Directed by: George Roy Hill
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard, Arthur Hill
The Window
Release year: 1949
Directed by: Ted Tetzlaff
Starring: Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart
Country: United States of America
Juarez
Release year: 1939
Directed by: William Dieterle
Starring: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains
Country: United States of America
Union Pacific
Release year: 1939
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff, Robert Preston
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of April 24?
- 2019 Floods and mudslides in the South African city of Durban and the wider KwaZulu-Natal province have killed at least 60 people. (BBC)
- 2018 2018 Gaza border protests: The Israel Defense Forces detain two alleged terrorists attempting to cross the Gaza border into Israeli territory armed with a knife and a grenade. (Israel National News)
- 2017 2017 Camp Shaheen attack: The Afghan Minister of Defense, Abdullah Habibi and the Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army, Qadam Shah Shahim, resign after a Taliban attack on Camp Shaheen near Mazar-i-Sharif that claimed over 140 lives. (CNN) (UPI)
- 2016 Iraqi Civil War: At least 14 people have been killed in suicide bombing attacks in Baghdad. (Daily Times)
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Events
- Kelly Clarkson: American singer.
- Barbra Streisand: American singer and actress, began...
- Véronique Sanson: French singer who made a career for...
- Shirley MacLaine: American dancer, actress, writer and...
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Famous Birthday
- Sathya Sai Baba: Indian guru, spiritual figure (Born...
- Lucien Wercollier: Luxembourgian sculptor (Born 1908).
- Otis Spann: American singer and pianist (d. 1970).
- John Foulds: Composer, dies at 58.
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of April 24 over the years?
- 2017 Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
- 2016 Work - Rihanna Featuring Drake
- 2015 Uptown Funk! - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
- 2014 Pharrell Williams - Happy
- 2013 Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
- 2012 Fun. - We Are Young
- 2011 Katy Perry - E.T.
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2010
Rihanna - Rude Boy
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
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2008
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Believer - Imagine Dragons
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Shut Up And Dance - WALK THE MOON
- 2014 Bastille - Pompeii
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
- 2011 Rope - Foo Fighters
- 2010 Stone Temple Pilots - Between The Lines
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around April 24 over the years?
The Gift Of Peace
Year: 1997
By: Joseph Cardinal Bernardin
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin's gentle leadership throughout his life of ministerial service had made him an internationally beloved figure, but the words he left behind about his final journey would change the
Assembling California
Year: 1993
By: John McPhee
At various times in a span of fifteen years, John McPhee made geological field surveys in the company of Eldridge Moores, a tectonicist at the University of California at Davis.
Rainbow On The Road
Year: 1954
By: Esther Forbes
First printing in VG+ condition. Shelf wear at the base of the spine and the bottoms of the boards. Small bumps to the outer tips. Name written on the upper right corner of the front fly.
Probe
Year: 1992
By: Margaret Wander Bonanno
Star Trek quarter century. Now Bonanno presents Star Trek IV--the most popular Star Trek movie of them all. Kirk, Spock and their shipmates find themselves headed for a final confrontation not
The Scapegoat
Year: 1957
By: Daphne du Maurier
"Someone jolted my elbow as I drank and said, 'Je vous demande pardon,' and as I moved to give him space he turned and stared at me and I at him,