Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 24

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

1911  On this day in history matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies   

1915  Death of Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (b. 1846) on March - 24.   

1916  On March - 24 death of enrique y Campina Granados, Sp opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48   

1918  On March - 24 theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53   

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  On this day in history 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 March - 24.   

1950  Death of James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1953  Felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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 March - 24 peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59   

1967  On March - 24 marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63   

1968  Howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61 on March - 24.   

1969  On March - 24 joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55   

1974  Doris Deane, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1978  On March - 24 brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62   

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 March - 24.   

1982  On March - 24 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 March - 24 anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman, dies at 88   

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 March - 24.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history birth of arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)   

1693  On March - 24 birth of john Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)