Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 24

1909  On this day in history john Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37   

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

1921  On this day in history deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48   

1932  On this day in history george Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies   

1945  On March - 24 j S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies   

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 March - 24.   

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  On March - 24 paul Joostens, Flemish painter, dies at 70   

1962  Death of Jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1964  On March - 24 peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59   

1967  Marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61   

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

1974  On March - 24 doris Deane, dies at 74   

1975  Muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1977  Saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73 on March - 24.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history alice Sapritch, actress (European Vacation), dies   

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

1494  On March - 24 birth of georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica)   

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

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on March - 24.