Famous Deaths In March - 12

1908  On March - 12 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 March - 12.  

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 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 March - 12.  

1929  Death of Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman (b. 1851) on this day in history.  

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  Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

1941  Charles Sanford Skilton, composer, dies at 72 on March - 12.  

1942  On March - 12 enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76  

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

1944  On March - 12 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  Philip Merivale, dies at 59 on March - 12.  

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

1949  On March - 12 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 March - 12 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 this day in history.  

1958  Ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1961  Belinda Lee, actress (Joseph & his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25 on March - 12.  

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  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 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  On March - 12 arnold Riley, playwright/actor, dies at 88  

1985  On this day in history eugene Ormandy [Blau], Hungarian/US conductor, dies at 85  

1988  On March - 12 billie Rhodes, dies  

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

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on March - 12.  

1479  On this day in history birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence  

1515  On this day in history birth of caspar Othmayr, composer  

1607  On March - 12 birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)  

1613  On March - 12 birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)  

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

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