Famous Deaths In March - 12

1908  Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61 on March - 12.   

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

1913  On this day in history joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61   

1914  George Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1916  M v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1924  Hilaire Comte de Chardonnet, inventor (rayon), dies on March - 12.   

1925  On March - 12 sun Yat-Sen, Chinese revolutionary president, dies at 58   

1929  On March - 12 death of asa Griggs Candler, American businessman (b. 1851)   

1930  Death of Alois Jirásek, Czech writer (b. 1851) on March - 12.   

1932  Death of Ivar Kreuger, "Swedish Match King" industrialist, commits suicide on March - 12.   

1937  Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93 on March - 12.   

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

1942  Enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76 on March - 12.   

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  On March - 12 death of anne Frank, diarist (Diary of Anne Frank), killed in Belsen Camp   

1946  On March - 12 philip Merivale, dies at 59   

1947  On March - 12 death of "Winston Churchill the American", American novelist (b. 1871)   

1949  Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95 on March - 12.   

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

1955  Charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history harry Dean, cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies   

1958  On this day in history ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79   

1961  On March - 12 belinda Lee, actress (Joseph & his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25   

1966  On March - 12 estelita Rodriguez, actor (Golden Stallion, Susanna Pass), dies at 37   

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

1974  Death of Billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated on this day in history.   

1978  John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1980  Death of Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

1982  Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Course of Events), dies at 90 on March - 12.   

1983  Jevsei G Liberman, Ukraine economist (Plan, profit, bonus), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1984  Arnold Riley, playwright/actor, dies at 88 on March - 12.   

1985  On March - 12 eugene Ormandy [Blau], Hungarian/US conductor, dies at 85   

1988  On this day in history billie Rhodes, dies   

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1270  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on March - 12.   

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)   

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On March - 12 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)