Famous Deaths In March - 15

1951  On March - 15 death of john S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-born astronomer (b. 1889)  

1954  On this day in history arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82  

1957  Death of Ernst Nobs, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1886) on March - 15.  

1959  Death of Lester Young, American musician (b. 1909) on March - 15.  

1962  On this day in history sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64  

1964  On this day in history paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75  

1966  Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history miles Malleson, actor/writer (Postman's Knock), dies at 80  

1970  On this day in history josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68  

1971  Death of Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948) on March - 15.  

1972  Death of Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (b. 1910) on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82  

1975  Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49 on March - 15.  

1977  On March - 15 death of kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered  

1981  Death of René Clair, French film director (b. 1898) on this day in history.  

1983  Jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80 on March - 15.  

1984  Tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses & dies on stage on March - 15.  

1985  On this day in history death of radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (b. 1921)  

1987  Sterling W Cole, (Rep-R-NY), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history death of dmitri F Polyakov, Russian secret-general/top spy for US, executed  

1989  Death of Muhammad Jameel Didi, Maldivian poet (b. 1915) on March - 15.  

1990  Tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1991  Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84 on March - 15.  

1992  On March - 15 helen Deutsch, screenwriter, dies of natural causes  

1993  Anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68  

1995  Carlos Menem Jr, son of Argentine pres, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1996  Helen Chadwick, artist, dies at 42 on March - 15.  

1997  On this day in history gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72  

1998  On March - 15 death of benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer (b. 1903)  

2001  On March - 15 death of ann Sothern, American actress (b. 1909)  

2003  Death of Dame Thora Hird, British actress (b. 1911) on this day in history.  

2004  Death of Sir William Pickering, New Zealand-born space scientist (b. 1910) on this day in history.  

2005  Death of Bob Bellear, Australian judge (b. 1944) on March - 15.  

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on March - 15.  

1275  On March - 15 birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)  

1455  On March - 15 birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)  

1493  On March - 15 birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France  

1591  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)  

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on this day in history.  

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on this day in history.  

1666  On this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)