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Harun al-Rashid
5th Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809)
Wulfred
Archbishop of Canterbury from 805 to 832
Catherine of Vadstena
Swedish noblewoman and saint (c.1332–1381)
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas
Scottish nobleman
Pope Nicholas V
Head of Catholic Church from 1447 to 1455
Joseph Karo
Spanish rabbi and author on Jewish law
Harun al-Rashid — 5th Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809), who died on March 24 809.
Wulfred — Archbishop of Canterbury from 805 to 832, who died on March 24 832.
Catherine of Vadstena — Swedish noblewoman and saint (c.1332–1381), who died on March 24 1381.
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas — Scottish nobleman, who died on March 24 1443.
Pope Nicholas V — Head of Catholic Church from 1447 to 1455, who died on March 24 1455.
Joseph Karo — Spanish rabbi and author on Jewish law, who died on March 24 1575.
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107 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 24, including Harun al-Rashid, Wulfred, Catherine of Vadstena. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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