Famous Deaths In March - 02

1919  On this day in history death of melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (b. 1812)  

1921  On March - 02 death of champ Clark, American politician (b. 1850)  

1930  David H Lawrence, poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44 on March - 02.  

1937  On March - 02 gustav Wohlgemuth, composer, dies at 73  

1938  On March - 02 death of ben Harney, American composer and pianist (b. 1871)  

1939  On March - 02 howard Carter, Brit archaeologist/Egyptologist (King Tut), dies at 65  

1943  On this day in history alexandre Yersin, Swiss bacteriologist (bacteria plague), dies at 79  

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  Harry E Soref, inventor (padlock), dies at 70 on March - 02.  

1958  On this day in history death of fred Merkle, American baseball figure (b. 1888)  

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

1960  On this day in history death of stanisław Taczak, Polish general, commander-in-chief of the Greater Poland Uprising (b. 1874)  

1962  On this day in history death of charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1866)  

1967  Gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1970  On March - 02 death of marc-Aurèle Fortin, Quebec painter (b. 1888)  

1971  Charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54 on March - 02.  

1972  On March - 02 bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56  

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

1974  Barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65  

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

1981  Janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30 on March - 02.  

1982  Philip K[indred] Dick, author (Hugo-1963, Dr Futurity), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

1985  John B Kelly Jr, chairman US Olympic Committee, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1986  Marcel Liebman, Belgian historian, dies at 56 on March - 02.  

1987  Randolph Scott, actor (Ft Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history clark Mollenhoff, US journalist (Pulitzer Prize), dies  

1993  Floortje Peneder, Dutch poet (Diary), dies at 15 on March - 02.  

1994  On March - 02 donald McKenzie MacKinnon, philosopher, dies at 80  

1995  On this day in history hugo Cole, musician/critic, dies at 77  

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1316  Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90) was born on March - 02.  

1409  On March - 02 birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc  

1459  Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23) was born on this day in history.  

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  On March - 02 birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer  

1578  On March - 02 birth of george Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)  

1705  On March - 02 birth of william Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)