Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 March - 24.   

1916  Death of Enrique y Campina Granados, Sp opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48 on March - 24.   

1918  Theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53 on March - 24.   

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  J S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1960  Paul Joostens, Flemish painter, dies at 70 on March - 24.   

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 March - 24.   

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

1968  On March - 24 howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61   

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

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  Bernard L Montgomery, British general, defeated Rommel, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

1978  On this day in history brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62   

1979  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On March - 24 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 March - 24.   

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1188  On March - 24 birth of ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I   

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

1494  On this day in history birth of georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica)   

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

1628  Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685) was born on March - 24.   

1630  On March - 24 birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal   

1657  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on March - 24.   

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