Famous Deaths for 7th March 2024

1578 – Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, niece of Henry VIII and whose son married Mary Queen of Scots, dies at 62
1737 – Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl and fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars), dies at 79
1767 – Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, French colonial administrator (French Louisiana), dies at 87
1902 – James “Pud” Galvin, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB’s first 300-game winner; no-hitters 1880, 84; Buffalo Bisons), dies at 45
1959 – Ichirō Hatoyama, Japanese politician, Prime Minister (1954-56), dies at 76
1973 – Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian World War I fighter ace known as the “Eagle of Flanders” with 11 known kills and 19 unconfirmed, dies at 78
1995 – Jacques Lefebvre, Belgian air force general, commits suicide at 64
2007 – Frigyes Hidas, Hungarian composer, and musical director (Hungarian National Theater, 1951-66; Budapest Operetta, 1974-79). dies at 78
2009 – Jang Ja-yeon, South Korean actress, commits suicide at 29
2019 – Kelly Catlin, American road cyclist (Olympic silver 2016, World C’ship gold 2016-18), dies from suicide at 23

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