Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  On this day in history clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87   

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

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

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

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

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  On March - 08 clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82   

1957  Othmar Schoeck, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

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

1967  On this day in history john F Bothwell, actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46   

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

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  On this day in history christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56   

1975  George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 on March - 08.   

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 March - 08.   

1985  On March - 08 edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack   

1986  Hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50 on March - 08.   

1988  On March - 08 death of werner Hartmann, German physicist (b. 1912)   

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

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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  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.   

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

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

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