Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 15

1951  Death of John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-born astronomer (b. 1889) on March - 15.   

1954  Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82 on March - 15.   

1957  On this day in history death of ernst Nobs, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1886)   

1959  On March - 15 death of lester Young, American musician (b. 1909)   

1962  Sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1964  Paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63   

1969  Miles Malleson, actor/writer (Postman's Knock), dies at 80 on March - 15.   

1970  Josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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  Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82 on March - 15.   

1975  Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history death of kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered   

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

1983  On March - 15 jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80   

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  On this day in history sterling W Cole, (Rep-R-NY), dies at 82   

1988  On March - 15 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  On this day in history tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies at 70   

1991  On March - 15 budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84   

1992  Helen Deutsch, screenwriter, dies of natural causes on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1997  Gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72 on March - 15.   

1998  Death of Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Ann Sothern, American actress (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

2003  On this day in history death of dame Thora Hird, British actress (b. 1911)   

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 this day in history.   

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0938  On March - 15 birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

1275  On this day in history birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on March - 15.   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on March - 15.   

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on March - 15.   

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

1666  On this day in history birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  On March - 15 birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)