Famous Deaths In March - 12

1908  On March - 12 edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61  

1909  On March - 12 johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34  

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

1914  George Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67 on March - 12.  

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  On this day in history sun Yat-Sen, Chinese revolutionary president, dies at 58  

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

1930  On this day in history 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  On this day in history charles Sanford Skilton, composer, dies at 72  

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  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  On March - 12 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 March - 12 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 March - 12.  

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  Belinda Lee, actress (Joseph & his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25 on this day in history.  

1966  Estelita Rodriguez, actor (Golden Stallion, Susanna Pass), dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1973  On March - 12 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 this day in history.  

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

1988  Billie Rhodes, dies on March - 12.  

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on this day in history.  

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

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on this day in history.  

1515  On March - 12 birth of caspar Othmayr, composer  

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

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

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on March - 12.  

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