Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 24

1909  On this day in history john Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37   

1911  Matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies on March - 24.   

1915  On this day in history death of karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (b. 1846)   

1916  On March - 24 death of enrique y Campina Granados, Sp opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48   

1918  On March - 24 theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53   

1921  Deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history george Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies   

1945  On this day in history j S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies   

1946  On this day in history alexander A Aljechin, world chess champ (1927-35, 37-46), dies at 53   

1948  Death of Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (b. 1885) on March - 24.   

1950  On March - 24 death of james Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865)   

1953  On March - 24 felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74   

1960  On March - 24 paul Joostens, Flemish painter, dies at 70   

1962  On March - 24 death of jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899)   

1964  On March - 24 peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59   

1967  On this day in history marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63   

1968  On this day in history howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61   

1969  On March - 24 joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55   

1974  On this day in history doris Deane, dies at 74   

1975  Muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1976  Bernard L Montgomery, British general, defeated Rommel, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1977  On March - 24 saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73   

1978  Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 on March - 24.   

1979  Yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53 on March - 24.   

1980  On this day in history death of oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass   

1982  On March - 24 ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83   

1984  On this day in history sam Jaffe, actor (Dr Zorba-Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 93   

1986  On March - 24 sarah Cunningham, actress (Nurse Andrews-Trapper John MD), dies at 67   

1990  Alice Sapritch, actress (European Vacation), dies on this day in history.   

1991  On March - 24 death of sir John Kerr, Australian politician (b. 1914)   

1993  On March - 24 erik Andriesse, Dutch painter (skulls, skeletons), dies at 35   

1994  Edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1995  On March - 24 anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman, dies at 88   

1996  Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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1188  On this day in history birth of ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I   

1441  On this day in history birth of ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86)   

1494  On March - 24 birth of georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica)   

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on March - 24.   

1628  On March - 24 birth of sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)   

1630  On this day in history birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal   

1657  On March - 24 birth of arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)   

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.