Famous Deaths 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  On March - 24 death of karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (b. 1846)   

1916  On this day in history death of enrique y Campina Granados, Sp opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48   

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

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  J S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies on March - 24.   

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

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 March - 24 doris Deane, dies at 74   

1975  On March - 24 muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60   

1976  On March - 24 bernard L Montgomery, British general, defeated Rommel, dies at 88   

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  On March - 24 yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53   

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

1982  On this day in history ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83   

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

1986  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1607  On this day in history birth of michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune)   

1628  Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685) was born on March - 24.   

1630  Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal was born on this day in history.   

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)