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

1915  On March - 24 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  On this day in history 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 March - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1950  Death of James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865) on March - 24.   

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 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  Howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1969  Joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1974  Doris Deane, dies at 74 on March - 24.   

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

1976  On this day in history bernard L Montgomery, British general, defeated Rommel, dies at 88   

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

1978  Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1980  Death of Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass on this day in history.   

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

1984  On March - 24 sam Jaffe, actor (Dr Zorba-Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 93   

1986  Sarah Cunningham, actress (Nurse Andrews-Trapper John MD), dies at 67 on March - 24.   

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

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

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

1994  On this day in history edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist, dies at 81   

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

1996  On this day in history maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66   

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1188  On this day in history 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  Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) was born on this day in history.   

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

1628  On March - 24 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  On March - 24 birth of arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)   

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