Famous Deaths In March - 08

1917  On this day in history ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78  

1919  Auguste Tolbecque, composer, dies at 88 on March - 08.  

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

1923  Johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

1931  Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87 on March - 08.  

1932  On this day in history jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer/tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84  

1937  On March - 08 albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71  

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

1942  On this day in history jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53  

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1945  H J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67  

1951  Honeymoon Killers, dies in electric chair on March - 08.  

1954  On this day in history 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  Othmar Schoeck, composer, dies at 70 on March - 08.  

1958  Josephina OFF "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Salontiroler), dies at 85 on March - 08.  

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 March - 08.  

1963  On this day in history john Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies  

1965  Esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72 on March - 08.  

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

1971  On March - 08 harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77  

1972  On this day in history 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 March - 08.  

1974  On March - 08 christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56  

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  On March - 08 henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86  

1983  On March - 08 william T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80  

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 March - 08.  

1988  Death of Werner Hartmann, German physicist (b. 1912) on March - 08.  

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  On March - 08 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  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.  

1495  On March - 08 birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)  

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on this day in history.  

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.  

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on this day in history.