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  Death of Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (b. 1846) on March - 24.   

1916  On March - 24 death of enrique y Campina Granados, Sp opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48   

1918  On March - 24 theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53   

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

1932  George Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (b. 1885) on March - 24.   

1950  On March - 24 death of james Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865)   

1953  On this day in history felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74   

1960  On this day in history paul Joostens, Flemish painter, dies at 70   

1962  On this day in history death of jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899)   

1964  Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63   

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  Doris Deane, dies at 74 on March - 24.   

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

1978  Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1982  On March - 24 ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83   

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  On March - 24 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 this day in history.   

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 March - 24 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 March - 24.   

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

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 March - 24.   

1628  Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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