Famous Deaths In March - 03

1935  Neville Knox, cricketer (bowled in 2 Tests for England 1907), dies on March - 03.  

1938  On March - 03 arthur Koestler, writer, dies at 32  

1941  On March - 03 constant W L Scheurleer, archaeologist/banker/art expert, dies at 59  

1942  Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1943  On March - 03 george Thomson, cricketer (all-rounder-6 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies  

1945  On March - 03 arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish Internal minister (1940), dies at 61  

1948  On this day in history antonin Artaud, writer, dies at 51  

1953  On this day in history death of james J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (b. 1875)  

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

1959  On this day in history lou Costello, comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52  

1960  On this day in history sammy White, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), dies at 65  

1961  Death of Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887) on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history carlo Gatti, composer, dies at 88  

1966  Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1967  On March - 03 georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66  

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

1976  On this day in history alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92  

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

1982  Georges Perec, French writer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74  

1988  Lois Wilson, actress (Crash, Deluge, Bright Eyes), dies on March - 03.  

1990  Frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Parool), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1991  On March - 03 arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia  

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  Anita Morris, actress (Nine), dies of cancer at 50 on this day in history.  

1995  Gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1996  On this day in history david Bowman, trade unionist, dies at 82  

1997  On March - 03 stanislav Shatalin, Russian economist (500 Days), dies  

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 March - 03 death of toni Ortelli, Italian composer and alpinist (b. 1904)  

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1455  On March - 03 birth of king John II of Portugal (d. 1495)  

1500  On this day in history birth of reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic"  

1520  Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) was born on March - 03.  

1583  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1589  Gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist was born on March - 03.  

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

1652  On this day in history birth of thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved)  

1678  Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747) was born on March - 03.