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

1959  On this day in history 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 March - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1971  Death of Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948) on this day in history.   

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

1973  On March - 15 carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82   

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

1977  Death of Kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered on March - 15.   

1981  Death of René Clair, French film director (b. 1898) on March - 15.   

1983  On this day in history jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80   

1984  On this day in history tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses & dies on stage   

1985  Death of Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (b. 1921) on this day in history.   

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

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  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  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 March - 15 mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68   

1995  Carlos Menem Jr, son of Argentine pres, dies at 26 on March - 15.   

1996  On March - 15 helen Chadwick, artist, dies at 42   

1997  On March - 15 gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72   

1998  On this day in history death of benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer (b. 1903)   

2001  On this day in history 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  On March - 15 death of bob Bellear, Australian judge (b. 1944)   

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

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

1455  On this day in history birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

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

1591  On March - 15 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  On this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

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)