Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 19
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1898 Joao da cruz: Brazilian poet, 

1900 John bingham: American politician and lawyer (b. 1815) 

1905 Makar grigori ekmalyan: Composer, 

1907 Thomas bailey aldrich: Us writer (stillwater tragedy), 

1913 John thomas: Composer, 

1914 Giuseppe mercalli: Italian volcanologist (b. 1850) 

1916 Vasily surikov: Russian painter (b. 1848) 

1918 Willem h de beaufort: Dutch historian/liberal politician, 

1924 Charles villiers stanford: Irish composer/author, 

1930 Arthur j balfour: British theologist/premier (1902-05), 

1934 Anthony j block: Lawyer (dutch strafproces), 

1936 John larkin iv: Actor/writer (charlie chan in panama), 

1937 Horacio quiroga: Uruguayan author/poet, commits suicide at 58 

1939 Lloyd l. gaines: American civil rights activist 

1940 Gustaaf sap: Belgian minister of economic affairs, 

1942 Clinton hart merriam: American zoologist (b. 1855) 

1943 Vicente ripolles: Composer, 

1944 William hale thompson: American mayor of chicago (b. 1869) 

1945 Fritz fromm: German supreme commander of reserve army, executed 

1946 Amir hamzah: Indonesian poet (buah rindu), 

1947 Willem f j pijper: Dutch composer/critic, 

1950 Edgar rice burroughs: Sci-fi author (tarzan of the apes), 

1954 Walter braunfels: Composer, 

1958 Vernon ransford: Cricketer (20 tests for australia, 1211 runs), 

1961 Edric cundell: Composer, 

1969 Theodor schaefer: Composer, 

1971 Jan greshoff: Dutch poet/author/journalist (last things), 

1974 Anne klien: Fashion designer, 

1975 John a demott: 

1976 George sklavos: Composer, 

1978 Gaston julia: French mathematician (b. 1893) 

1979 Al hodge: Actor (capt video), 

1982 Randy rhoads: Heavy metal guitarist (ozzy osbourne), air crash at 25 

1984 Garry winogrand: American photographer (b. 1928) 

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