Famous Deaths In March - 12

1908  On this day in history edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61   

1909  Johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1913  Joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1914  On March - 12 george Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67   

1916  M v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39 on March - 12.   

1924  On this day in history hilaire Comte de Chardonnet, inventor (rayon), dies   

1925  Sun Yat-Sen, Chinese revolutionary president, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history death of asa Griggs Candler, American businessman (b. 1851)   

1930  On March - 12 death of alois Jirásek, Czech writer (b. 1851)   

1932  On this day in history death of ivar Kreuger, "Swedish Match King" industrialist, commits suicide   

1937  On this day in history charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93   

1941  Charles Sanford Skilton, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76   

1943  Death of Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869) on March - 12.   

1944  On this day in history death of artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861)   

1945  Death of Anne Frank, diarist (Diary of Anne Frank), killed in Belsen Camp on this day in history.   

1946  Philip Merivale, dies at 59 on March - 12.   

1947  Death of "Winston Churchill the American", American novelist (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95   

1950  On this day in history l Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at 78   

1955  On this day in history charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC   

1957  Harry Dean, cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies on March - 12.   

1958  On March - 12 ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79   

1961  On this day in history belinda Lee, actress (Joseph & his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25   

1966  On this day in history estelita Rodriguez, actor (Golden Stallion, Susanna Pass), dies at 37   

1973  On this day in history esther Williamson Ballou, composer, dies at 57   

1974  On March - 12 death of billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated   

1978  On March - 12 john Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41   

1980  Death of Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1914) on March - 12.   

1982  On March - 12 elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Course of Events), dies at 90   

1983  On March - 12 jevsei G Liberman, Ukraine economist (Plan, profit, bonus), dies at 85   

1984  Arnold Riley, playwright/actor, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1985  Eugene Ormandy [Blau], Hungarian/US conductor, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1988  Billie Rhodes, dies on this day in history.   

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1270  On March - 12 birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)   

1336  On this day in history birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on March - 12.   

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on this day in history.   

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on March - 12.   

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on March - 12.   

1620  On March - 12 birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)   

1626  On this day in history birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)