Famous Deaths In March - 08

1917  Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1919  Auguste Tolbecque, composer, dies at 88 on March - 08.   

1920  Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1923  Johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1930  William Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1931  Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87 on March - 08.   

1932  On March - 08 jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer/tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84   

1937  On March - 08 albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71   

1941  On this day in history jose Serrano Simeon, composer, dies at 67   

1942  Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 on March - 08.   

1945  H J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald on March - 08.   

1950  Jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1951  Honeymoon Killers, dies in electric chair on this day in history.   

1954  Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82   

1957  Othmar Schoeck, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1958  Josephina OFF "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Salontiroler), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1959  Death of Abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered on March - 08.   

1961  On March - 08 thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81   

1963  John Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72   

1967  On this day in history john F Bothwell, actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46   

1971  On March - 08 harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77   

1972  Death of Erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (b. 1899) on March - 08.   

1973  Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 08 christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56   

1975  George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history death of alfons Rebane, Estonian military commander (b. 1908)   

1977  On March - 08 henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86   

1983  On March - 08 william T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80   

1985  On this day in history edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack   

1986  On this day in history hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50   

1988  On March - 08 death of werner Hartmann, German physicist (b. 1912)   

1992  Red Callender, US jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76 on March - 08.   

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1075  On this day in history birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.   

1495  On March - 08 birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer