Famous Deaths In March - 24

1909  On March - 24 john Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37  

1911  Matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1918  On this day in history theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53  

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

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 this day in history.  

1946  Alexander A Aljechin, world chess champ (1927-35, 37-46), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1948  Death of Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (b. 1885) on this day in history.  

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1950  On this day in history death of james Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865)  

1953  Felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74 on March - 24.  

1960  Paul Joostens, Flemish painter, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1962  Death of Jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899) on this day in history.  

1964  Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1967  On this day in history marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63  

1968  On this day in history howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1982  On this day in history 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  On this day in history sarah Cunningham, actress (Nurse Andrews-Trapper John MD), dies at 67  

1990  Alice Sapritch, actress (European Vacation), dies on March - 24.  

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

1993  On March - 24 erik Andriesse, Dutch painter (skulls, skeletons), dies at 35  

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

1995  On March - 24 anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman, dies at 88  

1996  Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66 on March - 24.  

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1188  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I was born on this day in history.  

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

1494  Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) was born on March - 24.  

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

1628  On this day in history 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  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on March - 24.