Famous Deaths In March - 24

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

1911  On March - 24 matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies   

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 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  George Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies on March - 24.   

1945  On this day in history 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  On March - 24 death of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (b. 1885)   

1950  On this day in history death of james Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865)   

1953  On March - 24 felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74   

1960  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1967  On March - 24 marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63   

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

1969  Joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55 on March - 24.   

1974  On this day in history 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  On this day in history saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73   

1978  Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 on March - 24.   

1979  On this day in history yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53   

1980  Death of Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass on this day in history.   

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

1990  Alice Sapritch, actress (European Vacation), dies on March - 24.   

1991  Death of Sir John Kerr, Australian politician (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

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  Anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman, dies at 88 on March - 24.   

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

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1188  On this day in history birth of ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I   

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

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

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on March - 24.   

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

1630  Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal was born on this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history birth of arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)   

1693  On this day in history birth of john Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)