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March 24th
243 Notable deaths
Paolo Thaon di Revel
Italian admiral (1859-1948).
Born June 10th, 1859 in Turin.
Died March 24th, 1948 at 88 years old in Rome.
Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1989).
Born August 10th, 1918 in Houston.
Died March 24th, 1989 at 70 years old in Houston.
George London
Opera singer from canada (1920-1985).
Born May 30th, 1920 in Montreal.
Died March 24th, 1985 at 64 years old in New York City (disease).
Álvaro del Portillo
Catholic bishop, beatus, 2nd prelate of the opus dei.
Born March 11th, 1914 in Madrid.
Died March 24th, 1994 at 80 years old in Rome.
Ignacio Trelles
Mexican footballer (1916-2020).
Born July 31st, 1916 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 103 years old in Mexico City (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Rouverol
American actress and screenwriter (1916–2017).
Born July 8th, 1916 in St. Louis.
Died March 24th, 2017 at 100 years old in Dover (disease).
Florvil Hyppolite
President of haiti (1828–1896).
Born May 26th, 1828 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died March 24th, 1896 at 67 years old in Port-au-Prince (myocardial infarction).
John T. Hoffman
American politician (1828–1888).
Born January 10th, 1828 in Ossining.
Died March 24th, 1888 at 60 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
N. G. L. Hammond
British historian of ancient greece (1907–2001).
Born November 15th, 1907.
Died March 24th, 2001 at 93 years old [ref]
Édouard Branly
French physicist (1844-1940).
Born October 23rd, 1844 in Amiens. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1940 at 95 years old in boulevard Saint-Michel.
Franciscus Donders
Dutch ophthalmologist (1818-1889).
Born May 27th, 1818 in Tilburg.
Died March 24th, 1889 at 70 years old in Utrecht.
Kálmán Tisza
Hungarian prime minister (1830-1902).
Born December 10th, 1830 in Oradea.
Died March 24th, 1902 at 71 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Otto Gessler
German politician (1875–1955).
Born February 6th, 1875 in Ludwigsburg.
Died March 24th, 1955 at 80 years old in Lindenberg im Allgäu.
George Dickie
American philosopher (1926–2020).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Palmetto. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 93 years old in Bradenton. [ref]
Léopold Zborowski
Polish poet and art dealer (1889–1932).
Born March 10th, 1889 in Zalishchyky. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1932 at 43 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Eva Dickson
Swedish explorer, rally driver and writer (1905-1938).
Born March 8th, 1905 in Steninge Palace. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1938 at 33 years old in Baghdad (traffic collision). [ref]
Albion Woodbury Small
American sociologist (1854-1926).
Born May 11th, 1854 in Buckfield.
Died March 24th, 1926 at 71 years old in Chicago.
Birutė Galdikas
Lithuanian-canadian primatologist conservationist (1946–2026).
Born May 10th, 1946 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 24th, 2026 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ezra T. Newman
American theoretical physicist (1929–2021).
Born October 17th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died March 24th, 2021 at 91 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Paul de Casteljau
French mathematician and engineer (1930–2022).
Born November 19th, 1930 in Besançon.
Died March 24th, 2022 at 91 years old in Versailles.
Renato Cesarini
Italian-argentine football player and coach (1906-1969).
Born April 11th, 1906 in Senigallia.
Died March 24th, 1969 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires.
Conrad Felixmüller
German artist (1897–1977).
Born May 21st, 1897 in Dresden.
Died March 24th, 1977 at 79 years old in Berlin, Zehlendorf.
Déodat de Séverac
French composer (1872 – 1921).
Born July 20th, 1872 in Saint-Félix-Lauragais. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1921 at 48 years old in Céret.
Maksim Saburov
First deputy premier of the soviet union (1900-1977).
Born February 19th, 1900 in Druzhkivka.
Died March 24th, 1977 at 77 years old in Moscow.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou