March 24th
243 Notable deaths
Lys Assia
Swiss singer (1924-2018).
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Rupperswil. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2018 at 92 years old in Zollikon. [ref]
An Wang
American businessman (1920–1990).
Born February 7th, 1920 in Shanghai.
Died March 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Boston (cancer).
Yvonne Mitchell
British actress (1915–1979).
Born July 7th, 1915 in London.
Died March 24th, 1979 at 63 years old in London (cancer).
Peter Shotton
British businessman and washboard player (1941–2017).
Born August 4th, 1941 in Liverpool.
Died March 24th, 2017 at 75 years old in Knutsford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink
German politician (1902-1999).
Born February 9th, 1902 in Adelsheim.
Died March 24th, 1999 at 97 years old in Bebenhausen.
Sigrid Hjertén
Swedish modernist painter (1885-1948).
Born October 27th, 1885 in Sundsvalls parish.
Died March 24th, 1948 at 62 years old in Saltsjöbaden Parish. [ref]
Tracy Kidder
American writer (1945–2026).
Born November 12th, 1945 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 2026 at 80 years old in Boston (lung cancer). [ref]
Ii Naosuke
Daimyo (1815-1860).
Born November 29th, 1815 in Rakuraku-en.
Died March 24th, 1860 at 44 years old in Sakurada-mon.
Prince Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach
Ruler of lithuania from 11 july to 2 november 1918 (1864–1928).
Born May 30th, 1864 in Monaco.
Died March 24th, 1928 at 63 years old in Rapallo.
Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria
Austro-tuscan imperial and royal (1894-1971).
Born April 30th, 1894 in Wels.
Died March 24th, 1971 at 76 years old in Persenbeug Castle.
César Milstein
Argentine biochemist (1927–2002).
Born October 8th, 1927 in Bahía Blanca.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
George Kell
American baseball player (1922-2009).
Born August 23rd, 1922 in Arkansas.
Died March 24th, 2009 at 86 years old in Arizona.
Lanford Wilson
American playwright (1937-2011).
Born April 13th, 1937 in Lebanon.
Died March 24th, 2011 at 73 years old in Wayne (pneumonia). [ref]
E. T. Whittaker
British mathematician (1873-1956).
Born October 24th, 1873 in Southport.
Died March 24th, 1956 at 82 years old in Edinburgh.
Arnaud Beltrame
Officer in the french gendarmerie.
Born April 18th, 1973 in Étampes. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2018 at 44 years old in Carcassonne (stab wound). [ref]
Roger Cicero
German pop and jazz singer (1970-2016).
Born July 6th, 1970 in West Berlin.
Died March 24th, 2016 at 45 years old in Hamburg (stroke). [ref]
Hanns Albin Rauter
German general (1895-1949).
Born February 4th, 1895 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died March 24th, 1949 at 54 years old in Scheveningen (gunshot wound).
James Gibbons
Catholic cardinal (1834–1921).
Born July 23rd, 1834 in Baltimore.
Died March 24th, 1921 at 86 years old in Baltimore.
Thành Thái
Vietnamese emperor (1879–1954).
Born March 14th, 1879 in Huế.
Died March 24th, 1954 at 75 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Maria Radner
German opera singer.
Born May 7th, 1981 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 24th, 2015 at 33 years old in Prads-Haute-Bléone (mass murder).
Florentine Rost van Tonningen
Dutch nazi collaborator (1914-2007).
Born November 14th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died March 24th, 2007 at 92 years old in Waasmunster.
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Russian grand-duchess (1865-1927).
Born January 25th, 1865 in Meiningen.
Died March 24th, 1927 at 62 years old in Leipzig (cancer).
Dorothy DeLay
American musician and violin instructor (1917–2002).
Born March 31st, 1917 in Medicine Lodge.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer).
Luis Roldán
Spanish politician (1943–2022).
Born August 22nd, 1943 in Zaragoza. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2022 at 78 years old in Zaragoza. [ref]
Kunie Tanaka
Japanese actor.
Born November 23rd, 1932 in Toki.
Died March 24th, 2021 at 88 years old in Yokohama. [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson