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March 24th
243 Notable deaths
Mary of Teck
Queen consort of the united kingdom from 1910 to 1936.
Born May 26th, 1867 in Kensington Palace.
Died March 24th, 1953 at 85 years old in Marlborough House (lung cancer).
Johan Cruyff
Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016).
Born April 25th, 1947 in Amsterdam, Betondorp.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 68 years old in Barcelona (lung cancer). [ref]
Garry Shandling
American comedian (1949–2016).
Born November 29th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (thrombosis).
Jessica Walter
American actress (1941–2021).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died March 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Jules Verne
French writer (1828–1905).
Born February 8th, 1828 in Nantes. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1905 at 77 years old in Amiens (diabetes). [ref]
Bernard Montgomery
British army officer (1887–1976).
Born November 17th, 1887 in Kennington.
Died March 24th, 1976 at 88 years old in Alton (disease).
Robert Culp
American actor (1930–2010).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Oakland.
Died March 24th, 2010 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Widmark
American actor and producer (1914–2008).
Born December 26th, 1914 in Sunrise Township.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 93 years old in Roxbury. [ref]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American poet and educator (1807–1882).
Born February 27th, 1807 in Portland.
Died March 24th, 1882 at 75 years old in Cambridge (peritonitis).
Aaron Kosminski
Polish barber, "jack the ripper"(1865–1919).
Born September 11th, 1865 in Kłodawa.
Died March 24th, 1919 at 53 years old in London (gangrene).
Mary Ann Cotton
British murderer (1832-1873).
Born October 15th, 1832 in Sunderland.
Died March 24th, 1873 at 40 years old in Durham (hanging to death).
Óscar Romero
Fourth archbishop of san salvador (1917–1980).
Born August 15th, 1917 in Ciudad Barrios.
Died March 24th, 1980 at 62 years old in San Salvador (terrorism, gunshot wound, assassination).
Virginia Hill
American woman who was a chicago outfit courier (1916-1966).
Born August 26th, 1916 in Lipscomb.
Died March 24th, 1966 at 49 years old in Koppl.
Gordon Moore
American businessman, co-founder of intel corporation (1929–2023).
Born January 3rd, 1929 in San Francisco.
Died March 24th, 2023 at 94 years old in Waimea. [ref]
Lola Beltrán
Mexican actress and singer (1932-1996).
Born March 7th, 1935 in Sinaloa, El Rosario.
Died March 24th, 1996 at 61 years old in Mexico City (pulmonary embolism).
Alexander Alekhine
Russian-french chess player (1892–1946).
Born October 10th, 1892 in Moscow.
Died March 24th, 1946 at 53 years old in Estoril (choking, liver failure).
Earl Hamner, Jr.
American actor and writer (1923-2016).
Born July 10th, 1923 in Schuyler. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2016 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer). [ref]
Sam Jaffe
American actor, teacher, musician and engineer (1891-1984).
Born March 10th, 1893 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 1984 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Terrence McNally
American playwright (1938–2020).
Born November 3rd, 1939 in St. Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 80 years old in Sarasota (COVID-19). [ref]
Auguste Piccard
Swiss physicist (1884–1962).
Born January 28th, 1884 in Basel.
Died March 24th, 1962 at 78 years old in Chexbres (myocardial infarction).
Orde Wingate
British army officer, creator of the chindit mission in world war ii (1903–1944).
Born February 26th, 1903 in Nainital.
Died March 24th, 1944 at 41 years old in Manipur State.
William Ellsworth Robinson
American magician (1861–1918).
Born April 2nd, 1861 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 1918 at 56 years old in London.
Stuart Gordon
American filmmaker (1947-2020).
Born August 11th, 1947 in Chicago.
Died March 24th, 2020 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Manu Dibango
Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist (1933–2020).
Born December 12th, 1933 in Douala.
Died March 24th, 2020 at 86 years old in Melun (COVID-19). [ref]
Bill Rieflin
American musician (1960–2020).
Born September 29th, 1960 in Seattle. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 59 years old in Seattle (cancer).
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