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

1915  Death of Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (b. 1846) on this day in history.   

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

1918  On this day in history theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53   

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

1946  On March - 24 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  Death of James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1953  Felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74 on March - 24.   

1960  Paul Joostens, Flemish painter, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

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

1969  On March - 24 joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55   

1974  On March - 24 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  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  Yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history 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  Sam Jaffe, actor (Dr Zorba-Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 93 on this day in history.   

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 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  Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66 on March - 24.   

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

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) was born on March - 24.   

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 this day in history 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  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on March - 24.   

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