Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 24

1909  John Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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

1915  On this day in history death of karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (b. 1846)   

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 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  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 this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history death of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (b. 1885)   

1950  Death of James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865) on March - 24.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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  Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 on March - 24.   

1979  Yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1980  Death of Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass on March - 24.   

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  Sarah Cunningham, actress (Nurse Andrews-Trapper John MD), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1990  On March - 24 alice Sapritch, actress (European Vacation), dies   

1991  On March - 24 death of sir John Kerr, Australian politician (b. 1914)   

1993  On this day in history erik Andriesse, Dutch painter (skulls, skeletons), dies at 35   

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  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 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 this day in history.   

1607  On March - 24 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  On this day in history birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal   

1657  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.   

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