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March 24th
165 Notable deaths
Aaron Kosminski
Polish barber, prime jack the ripper suspect.
Born September 11th, 1865 in Kłodawa.
Died March 24th, 1919 at 53 years old in London (gangrene).
Alexander Alekhine
Russian-french chess player (1892–1946).
Born October 10th, 1892 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1946 at 53 years old in Estoril (choking, liver failure). [ref]
Terrence McNally
American playwright.
Born November 3rd, 1938 in St. Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 81 years old in Sarasota (COVID-19). [ref]
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]
Chung Ling Soo
American magician.
Born April 2nd, 1861 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 1918 at 56 years old in London.
Auguste Piccard
Swiss physicist.
Born January 28th, 1884 in Basel.
Died March 24th, 1962 at 78 years old in Lausanne (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]
Bill Rieflin
American musician.
Born September 29th, 1960 in Seattle. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 59 years old in Seattle (cancer).
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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