Famous Deaths In March - 14

1944  Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1949  On March - 14 death of john Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (b. 1873)  

1953  On this day in history klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56  

1954  Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer, dies at 72 on March - 14.  

1957  On this day in history death of evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot freedom fighter (b. 1938)  

1958  Eugeen Van de Velde, Flemish musicologist/critic/composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1961  Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (opening theorist), dies at 78 on March - 14.  

1968  Erwin Panofsky, German/US art historian/iconologist, dies on March - 14.  

1969  Ben Shahn, US painter, dies at 70 on March - 14.  

1973  Murat B "Chic" Young, US comic strip artist (Blondie), dies at 72 on March - 14.  

1975  Susan Hayward, actress (Young & Willing), dies at 56 on March - 14.  

1976  Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history death of fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights activist (b. 1917)  

1980  Death of Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician (b. 1902) on this day in history.  

1981  On March - 14 ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies  

1982  On this day in history kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov, composer, dies at 59  

1983  Maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at 55 on March - 14.  

1984  Aurelio Peccei, Italian businessman/CEO (Club Rome), dies at 75 on March - 14.  

1986  On March - 14 benno Ammann, composer, dies at 81  

1989  On March - 14 edward Abbey (environmental author), dies after surgery at 62  

1991  On this day in history howard Ashman, song writer (Under the Sea), dies of AIDs at 40  

1992  C V Wood Jr, theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71 on this day in history.  

1994  On March - 14 death of abdelkader Alloula, Algerian playwright, murdered  

1995  Gerard Thomas Victory, composer, dies at 73 on March - 14.  

1996  On this day in history dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57  

1997  Fred Zinnemann (director), dies of heart attack at 89 on this day in history.  

1999  Death of Kirk Alyn, American actor (b. 1910) on March - 14.  

2002  Death of Cherry Wilder, New Zealand-born author (b. 1930) on March - 14.  

2003  Death of Jack Goldstein, Canadian-born artist (b. 1945) on March - 14.  

2006  Death of Ann Calvello, Roller Derby Queen (b. 1929) on this day in history.  

2007  On March - 14 death of lucie Aubrac, French history teacher and member of the French Resistance (b. 1912)  

2008  On this day in history death of chiara Lubich, Italian Catholic activist and leader and foundress of the Focolare (b. 1920)  

2009  Death of Alain Bashung, French singer, songwriter, comedian and actor. (b. 1947) on this day in history.  

2018  Death of Alfred W. Crosby, American ecological historian on March - 14.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1623  Adam-Nicolas Gascon, composer was born on this day in history.  

1638  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (d. 1710)  

1681  Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer was born on this day in history.  

1692  On this day in history birth of peter Musschenbroek, Dutch physician/physicist (Leyden jar)  

1726  Josef Antonin Stepan, composer was born on March - 14.  

1727  On this day in history birth of johann Gottlieb Goldberg, composer  

1755  Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer was born on March - 14.  

1782  Thomas Hart Benton, (rep), "Old Bullion" was born on this day in history.