Famous Deaths In March - 08

1917  Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1919  On March - 08 auguste Tolbecque, composer, dies at 88  

1920  On this day in history rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69  

1923  On March - 08 johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85  

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

1931  Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1932  Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer/tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1937  Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1941  Jose Serrano Simeon, composer, dies at 67 on March - 08.  

1942  On March - 08 jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53  

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

1950  Jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67 on March - 08.  

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  Clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82 on March - 08.  

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  Death of Abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81  

1963  On March - 08 john Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies  

1965  On this day in history esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72  

1967  John F Bothwell, actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77  

1972  On March - 08 death of erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (b. 1899)  

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 this day in history.  

1975  George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1976  On this day in history death of alfons Rebane, Estonian military commander (b. 1908)  

1977  On this day in history henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86  

1983  On this day in history william T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80  

1985  On this day in history edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack  

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 March - 08.  

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on this day in history.  

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on March - 08.  

1293  On this day in history birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)  

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.  

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

1514  On March - 08 birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)  

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

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.