Famous Deaths In March - 14

1944  On March - 14 pavel Grigor'yevich, composer, dies at 66   

1949  On this day in history death of john Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (b. 1873)   

1953  Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1954  Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1957  Death of Evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot freedom fighter (b. 1938) on March - 14.   

1958  On this day in history eugeen Van de Velde, Flemish musicologist/critic/composer, dies at 64   

1961  On this day in history akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (opening theorist), dies at 78   

1968  Erwin Panofsky, German/US art historian/iconologist, dies on March - 14.   

1969  Ben Shahn, US painter, dies at 70 on March - 14.   

1973  Murat B "Chic" Young, US comic strip artist (Blondie), dies at 72 on March - 14.   

1975  Susan Hayward, actress (Young & Willing), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1976  Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79 on March - 14.   

1977  Death of Fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights activist (b. 1917) on March - 14.   

1980  On this day in history death of mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician (b. 1902)   

1981  On March - 14 ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies   

1982  On March - 14 kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov, composer, dies at 59   

1983  On this day in history maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at 55   

1984  On March - 14 aurelio Peccei, Italian businessman/CEO (Club Rome), dies at 75   

1986  Benno Ammann, composer, dies at 81 on March - 14.   

1989  On March - 14 edward Abbey (environmental author), dies after surgery at 62   

1991  On this day in history howard Ashman, song writer (Under the Sea), dies of AIDs at 40   

1992  C V Wood Jr, theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71 on March - 14.   

1994  On March - 14 death of abdelkader Alloula, Algerian playwright, murdered   

1995  Gerard Thomas Victory, composer, dies at 73 on March - 14.   

1996  Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57 on March - 14.   

1997  On this day in history fred Zinnemann (director), dies of heart attack at 89   

1999  Death of Kirk Alyn, American actor (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

2002  Death of Cherry Wilder, New Zealand-born author (b. 1930) on March - 14.   

2003  On March - 14 death of jack Goldstein, Canadian-born artist (b. 1945)   

2006  Death of Ann Calvello, Roller Derby Queen (b. 1929) on March - 14.   

2007  Death of Lucie Aubrac, French history teacher and member of the French Resistance (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Chiara Lubich, Italian Catholic activist and leader and foundress of the Focolare (b. 1920) on March - 14.   

2009  On March - 14 death of alain Bashung, French singer, songwriter, comedian and actor. (b. 1947)   

2018  Death of Alfred W. Crosby, American ecological historian on this day in history.   

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1623  Adam-Nicolas Gascon, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  On March - 14 birth of johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (d. 1710)   

1681  On March - 14 birth of georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer   

1692  Peter Musschenbroek, Dutch physician/physicist (Leyden jar) was born on March - 14.   

1726  On March - 14 birth of josef Antonin Stepan, composer   

1727  On March - 14 birth of johann Gottlieb Goldberg, composer   

1755  On this day in history birth of pierre-Louis Couperin, composer   

1782  On this day in history birth of thomas Hart Benton, (rep), "Old Bullion"