Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 24

1909  John Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37 on March - 24.   

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  Death of Enrique y Campina Granados, Sp opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48 on this day in history.   

1918  Theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1921  On March - 24 deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48   

1932  George Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies on March - 24.   

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

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

1964  On this day in history peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59   

1967  Marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1968  On March - 24 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 March - 24.   

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

1977  On this day in history saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73   

1978  On this day in history brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62   

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

1980  On March - 24 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  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  On this day in history death of sir John Kerr, Australian politician (b. 1914)   

1993  Erik Andriesse, Dutch painter (skulls, skeletons), dies at 35 on March - 24.   

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

1995  Anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune)   

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

1630  Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal was born on March - 24.   

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

1693  On this day in history birth of john Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)