Famous Deaths In March - 02

1919  Death of Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (b. 1812) on this day in history.   

1921  Death of Champ Clark, American politician (b. 1850) on this day in history.   

1930  David H Lawrence, poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1937  Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer, dies at 73 on March - 02.   

1938  Death of Ben Harney, American composer and pianist (b. 1871) on March - 02.   

1939  Howard Carter, Brit archaeologist/Egyptologist (King Tut), dies at 65 on March - 02.   

1943  Alexandre Yersin, Swiss bacteriologist (bacteria plague), dies at 79 on March - 02.   

1945  On March - 02 death of emily Carr, Canadian artist (b. 1871)   

1946  Death of Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian National socialist (b. 1895) on March - 02.   

1950  M Joseph V d'Arbaud, French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76 on March - 02.   

1953  Death of Jim Lightbody, American runner (b. 1882) on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history harry E Soref, inventor (padlock), dies at 70   

1958  Death of Fred Merkle, American baseball figure (b. 1888) on March - 02.   

1959  Eric Blore, actor (Abie's Irish Rose, Love Happy), dies at 70 on March - 02.   

1960  Death of StanisÅ‚aw Taczak, Polish general, commander-in-chief of the Greater Poland Uprising (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1962  Death of Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

1967  Gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81 on March - 02.   

1970  Death of Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Quebec painter (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

1971  On March - 02 charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54   

1972  Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history death of cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated   

1974  On March - 02 barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41   

1975  Jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1979  On March - 02 edith Craig, actress (Harmony Lane, Smashing Rackets), dies at 71   

1981  Janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1982  On March - 02 philip K[indred] Dick, author (Hugo-1963, Dr Futurity), dies at 53   

1984  On March - 02 louis Basile, actor (Louie-The Super), dies at 48   

1985  On this day in history john B Kelly Jr, chairman US Olympic Committee, dies at 57   

1986  Marcel Liebman, Belgian historian, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1987  Randolph Scott, actor (Ft Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89 on March - 02.   

1991  Clark Mollenhoff, US journalist (Pulitzer Prize), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On March - 02 floortje Peneder, Dutch poet (Diary), dies at 15   

1994  Donald McKenzie MacKinnon, philosopher, dies at 80 on March - 02.   

1995  Hugo Cole, musician/critic, dies at 77 on March - 02.   

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1316  On this day in history birth of robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90)   

1409  John II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc was born on March - 02.   

1459  Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23) was born on March - 02.   

1481  On March - 02 birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight   

1545  Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar was born on this day in history.   

1555  Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of george Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)   

1705  On this day in history birth of william Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)