Famous Deaths In March - 23

1881  On March - 23 nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45   

1906  Victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on this day in history.   

1907  Constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary senator, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1914  On March - 23 teunis Stoel, actor, dies at 62   

1918  Cesar Cortinas, composer, dies at 27 on March - 23.   

1919  Jean HL Bossard, actor/impresario (2 Orphans), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1925  Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76 on March - 23.   

1927  Death of Paul César Helleu, French artist (b. 1859) on this day in history.   

1931  Death of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev Indian freedom fighters on this day in history.   

1935  On March - 23 death of florence Moore, American actress (b. 1886)   

1937  On March - 23 helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66   

1943  On this day in history andre Lichtenberger, French Sudan writer (Le Petit Roi), dies at 72   

1944  On March - 23 o C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash   

1946  Alexandru Zirra, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1947  Death of Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (b. 1870) on this day in history.   

1950  Douglas Carr, England cricket leg-spinner (Test 1909), dies on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history klaas Schilder, Dutch vicar/theologist/antifascist, dies at 61   

1953  Death of Raoul Dufy, painter, Forcalquier, France on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history death of artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (b. 1875)   

1957  On this day in history l Patrick Abercrombie, English architect, dies at 77   

1958  On March - 23 florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist/philosopher, dies at 76   

1960  On March - 23 franklin P Adams, columnist (Information Please), dies at 78   

1961  A C Russell, cricketer (10 Tests for England 910 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history josephus RH van Schaik, lawyer/vice-premier of Neth, dies at 80   

1963  On this day in history davey Moore, dies seconds after KOed in feather-weight championship   

1964  On March - 23 peter Lorre, actor (Casino Royale), dies at 59   

1965  Mae Murray, actress (Bachelor Apartment), dies of heart ailment at 75 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history johannes W Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie), dies at 82   

1967  Duncan Macrae, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped), dies at 61 on March - 23.   

1968  On March - 23 edwin O'Connor, US writer, dies at 49   

1969  Rudolf Pannwitz, German author/philosopher (Urblik), dies at 87 on March - 23.   

1970  Death of Del Lord, Canadian director (b. 1894) on March - 23.   

1971  Armin Loos, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history ken Maynard, actor (Phantom Rancher, $50,000 Reward), dies at 77   

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1429  On March - 23 birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  On March - 23 birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist   

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  On March - 23 birth of john Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on March - 23.   

1732  On this day in history birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  On March - 23 birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)