Famous Deaths In March - 03

1935  Neville Knox, cricketer (bowled in 2 Tests for England 1907), dies on March - 03.   

1938  Arthur Koestler, writer, dies at 32 on March - 03.   

1941  On March - 03 constant W L Scheurleer, archaeologist/banker/art expert, dies at 59   

1942  On this day in history amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43   

1943  On this day in history george Thomson, cricketer (all-rounder-6 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies   

1945  Arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish Internal minister (1940), dies at 61 on March - 03.   

1948  On March - 03 antonin Artaud, writer, dies at 51   

1953  On this day in history death of james J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (b. 1875)   

1956  Willem H Keesom, Dutch physicist (Helium I/II), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1959  On March - 03 lou Costello, comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52   

1960  On this day in history sammy White, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), dies at 65   

1961  On this day in history death of paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887)   

1965  Carlo Gatti, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52   

1967  On this day in history georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66   

1974  Barbara Ruick, actress (Carousel, Fearless Fagan), dies at 43 on March - 03.   

1976  Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1977  Percy Marmont, actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon), dies at 93 on March - 03.   

1982  On this day in history georges Perec, French writer, dies at 45   

1983  Arthur Koestler, Hung/Brit writer (Dialogue With Death), dies at 77 on March - 03.   

1985  On March - 03 sarah Blanding, 1st US fem college head (Vassar 1946-64), dies at 86   

1987  Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74 on March - 03.   

1988  Lois Wilson, actress (Crash, Deluge, Bright Eyes), dies on March - 03.   

1990  On March - 03 frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Parool), dies at 86   

1991  On this day in history arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia   

1992  Robert Beatty, actor (Odd Man Out), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1993  Albert Sabin, physician (oral polio vaccine), dies at 86 on March - 03.   

1994  On this day in history anita Morris, actress (Nine), dies of cancer at 50   

1995  On this day in history gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar, dies at 84   

1996  David Bowman, trade unionist, dies at 82 on March - 03.   

1997  On this day in history stanislav Shatalin, Russian economist (500 Days), dies   

1998  On this day in history death of fred Friendly, American broadcast executive (b. 1915)   

1999  On this day in history death of gerhard Herzberg, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)   

2000  On this day in history death of toni Ortelli, Italian composer and alpinist (b. 1904)   

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1455  King John II of Portugal (d. 1495) was born on March - 03.   

1500  Reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic" was born on March - 03.   

1520  Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) was born on March - 03.   

1583  On March - 03 birth of edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher   

1589  On this day in history birth of gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist   

1606  Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust) was born on this day in history.   

1652  On March - 03 birth of thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved)   

1678  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)