Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 24

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

1911  On March - 24 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  Theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1921  Deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48 on March - 24.   

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 March - 24 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 March - 24.   

1953  On this day in history felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74   

1960  On this day in history paul Joostens, Flemish painter, dies at 70   

1962  On March - 24 death of jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899)   

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

1967  Marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63 on March - 24.   

1968  Howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1969  Joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history doris Deane, dies at 74   

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  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 March - 24 yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53   

1980  On this day in history death of oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass   

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

1984  Sam Jaffe, actor (Dr Zorba-Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 93 on March - 24.   

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  Death of Sir John Kerr, Australian politician (b. 1914) on March - 24.   

1993  Erik Andriesse, Dutch painter (skulls, skeletons), dies at 35 on March - 24.   

1994  On March - 24 edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist, dies at 81   

1995  On this day in history 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 March - 24.   

1441  On this day in history birth of ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86)   

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

1607  On March - 24 birth of michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune)   

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  On March - 24 birth of arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)   

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.