Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 24

1909  John Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37 on March - 24.   

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  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  On March - 24 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  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 this day in history.   

1950  On March - 24 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 March - 24.   

1962  Death of Jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899) on March - 24.   

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

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

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

1969  On this day in history joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55   

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

1975  Muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60 on March - 24.   

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

1977  Saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1979  On March - 24 yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53   

1980  On March - 24 death of oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass   

1982  Ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83 on March - 24.   

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

1986  On March - 24 sarah Cunningham, actress (Nurse Andrews-Trapper John MD), dies at 67   

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 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  Anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66   

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1188  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I was born on March - 24.   

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1628  On March - 24 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  On this day in history birth of john Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)