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March 24th
176 Notable deaths
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, 1932 in El Rosario.
Died March 24th, 1996 at 64 years old in Mexico City (pulmonary embolism).
Alexander Alekhine
Russian-french chess player (1892–1946).
Born October 31st, 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. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1984 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
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.
Born February 26th, 1903 in Nainital. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1944 at 41 years old in Kingdom of Manipur. [ref]
Chung Ling Soo
American magician.
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]
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