Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  Constant W L Scheurleer, archaeologist/banker/art expert, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish Internal minister (1940), dies at 61   

1948  Antonin Artaud, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1953  Death of James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (b. 1875) on March - 03.   

1956  Willem H Keesom, Dutch physicist (Helium I/II), dies at 79 on March - 03.   

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

1960  Sammy White, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1961  Death of Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887) on March - 03.   

1965  On March - 03 carlo Gatti, composer, dies at 88   

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

1967  Georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1976  Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92 on March - 03.   

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

1982  Georges Perec, French writer, dies at 45 on March - 03.   

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

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

1987  Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history lois Wilson, actress (Crash, Deluge, Bright Eyes), dies   

1990  Frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Parool), dies at 86 on March - 03.   

1991  Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia on this day in history.   

1992  Robert Beatty, actor (Odd Man Out), dies at 82 on March - 03.   

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

1994  On March - 03 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  Stanislav Shatalin, Russian economist (500 Days), dies on this day in history.   

1998  On March - 03 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 this day in history.   

1520  Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

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

1589  On March - 03 birth of gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist   

1606  On March - 03 birth of edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust)   

1652  Thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved) was born on March - 03.   

1678  On March - 03 birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)