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 March - 24 matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies   

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

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 March - 24.   

1921  Deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48 on March - 24.   

1932  George Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies on this day in history.   

1945  On March - 24 j S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies   

1946  Alexander A Aljechin, world chess champ (1927-35, 37-46), dies at 53 on March - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1960  Paul Joostens, Flemish painter, dies at 70 on March - 24.   

1962  On this day in history death of jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899)   

1964  Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59 on March - 24.   

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

1968  On March - 24 howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61   

1969  Joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55 on March - 24.   

1974  On March - 24 doris Deane, dies at 74   

1975  On this day in history muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60   

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

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

1980  Death of Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass on March - 24.   

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  Sarah Cunningham, actress (Nurse Andrews-Trapper John MD), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1991  On this day in history death of sir John Kerr, Australian politician (b. 1914)   

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  Anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman, dies at 88 on March - 24.   

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

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

1441  On March - 24 birth of ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86)   

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 March - 24.   

1628  Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

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