Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 08

1917  Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 on March - 08.   

1919  Auguste Tolbecque, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1920  On March - 08 rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69   

1923  On this day in history johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85   

1930  On this day in history william Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72   

1931  On this day in history clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87   

1932  Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer/tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84 on March - 08.   

1937  On this day in history albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71   

1941  Jose Serrano Simeon, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1942  Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history h J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald   

1950  Jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history honeymoon Killers, dies in electric chair   

1954  On March - 08 percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies   

1955  On this day in history clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82   

1957  On March - 08 othmar Schoeck, composer, dies at 70   

1958  On this day in history josephina OFF "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Salontiroler), dies at 85   

1959  On this day in history death of abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered   

1961  Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1963  John Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies on March - 08.   

1965  On March - 08 esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72   

1967  John F Bothwell, actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46 on March - 08.   

1971  Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77 on March - 08.   

1972  Death of Erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1973  Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies on this day in history.   

1974  Christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56 on March - 08.   

1975  On this day in history george Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70   

1976  Death of Alfons Rebane, Estonian military commander (b. 1908) on March - 08.   

1977  Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86 on March - 08.   

1983  William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1985  Edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1986  Hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1988  Death of Werner Hartmann, German physicist (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

1992  Red Callender, US jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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1075  On March - 08 birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

1286  On this day in history birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on this day in history.   

1495  On March - 08 birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)   

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on March - 08.   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on this day in history.   

1607  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer