Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 24

1909  John Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies   

1915  Death of Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (b. 1846) on this day in history.   

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  George Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies on this day in history.   

1945  J S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies on this day in history.   

1946  On March - 24 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 this day in history death of james Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865)   

1953  On this day in history felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74   

1960  Paul Joostens, Flemish painter, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1962  Death of Jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899) on March - 24.   

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

1967  Marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63 on March - 24.   

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  Doris Deane, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1975  Muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60 on March - 24.   

1976  Bernard L Montgomery, British general, defeated Rommel, dies at 88 on March - 24.   

1977  Saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53   

1980  On March - 24 death of oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass   

1982  Ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

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

1990  On March - 24 alice Sapritch, actress (European Vacation), dies   

1991  Death of Sir John Kerr, Australian politician (b. 1914) on March - 24.   

1993  On this day in history erik Andriesse, Dutch painter (skulls, skeletons), dies at 35   

1994  On March - 24 edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist, dies at 81   

1995  On this day in history anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman, dies at 88   

1996  On March - 24 maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66   

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1188  On March - 24 birth of ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I   

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) was born on March - 24.   

1494  On this day in history birth of georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica)   

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history birth of sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)   

1630  On March - 24 birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal   

1657  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.   

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