People who died on March 24

2003

Hans Hermann Groër (d: March 24, 2003)
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1999

Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's leader (b: February 9, 1902 ; d: March 24, 1999)
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Birdie Tebbetts, baseball player and manager (b: November 10, 1912 ; d: March 24, 1999)
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1993

John Hersey, American author (b: June 17, 1914 ; d: March 24, 1993)
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1990

An Wang, Chinese-born computer pioneer (b: February 7, 1920 ; d: March 24, 1990)
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Ray Goulding, American comedian (b: March 20, 1922 ; d: March 24, 1990)
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1984

Sam Jaffe, American actor (b: March 10, 1891 ; d: March 24, 1984)
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1980

Óscar Romero (d: March 24, 1980)
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1976

Bernard Montgomery (d: March 24, 1976)
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1972

Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish couturier (b: January 21, 1895 ; d: March 24, 1972)
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1962

Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist (b: January 28, 1884 ; d: March 24, 1962)
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Jean Goldkette, Greek-born jazz musician (b: March 18, 1899 ; d: March 24, 1962)
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1953

Mary of Teck, queen of George V of the United Kingdom (b: May 26, 1867 ; d: March 24, 1953)
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1950

James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b: October 17, 1865 ; d: March 24, 1950)
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1946

Alexander Alekhine, Russian-born chess player (b: November 1, 1892 ; d: March 24, 1946)
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1944

Orde Wingate (d: March 24, 1944)
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1916

Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (b: July 27, 1867 ; d: March 24, 1916)
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1909

John Millington Synge, Irish writer (b: April 16, 1871 ; d: March 24, 1909)
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1905

Jules Verne, French author (b: February 8, 1828 ; d: March 24, 1905)
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1882

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (b: February 27, 1807 ; d: March 24, 1882)
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1869

Antoine-Henri Jomini, French general (b: March 6, 1779 ; d: March 24, 1869)
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1776

John Harrison, British clockmaker (b: March 24, 1693 ; d: March 24, 1776)
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1773

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English statesman and man of letters (b: September 22, 1694 ; d: March 24, 1773)
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1653

Samuel Scheidt, German composer (b: November 3, 1587 ; d: March 24, 1653)
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1603

Queen Elizabeth I of England (b: September 7, 1533 ; d: March 24, 1603)
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1575

Yosef Karo (d: March 24, 1575)
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1563

Hosokawa Harumoto (d: March 24, 1563)
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1455

Pope Nicholas V (b: November 15, 1397 ; d: March 24, 1455)
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809

Harun al-Rashid (d: March 24, 809)
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