Famous Deaths In March - 15

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

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

1957  On March - 15 death of ernst Nobs, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1886)  

1959  Death of Lester Young, American musician (b. 1909) on this day in history.  

1962  On March - 15 sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64  

1964  Paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75 on March - 15.  

1966  Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 on March - 15.  

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  On March - 15 death of jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948)  

1972  On this day in history death of aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (b. 1910)  

1973  Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82 on March - 15.  

1975  On March - 15 antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49  

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

1984  On March - 15 tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses & dies on stage  

1985  Death of Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (b. 1921) on March - 15.  

1987  Sterling W Cole, (Rep-R-NY), dies at 82 on March - 15.  

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  On this day in history budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84  

1992  On this day in history helen Deutsch, screenwriter, dies of natural causes  

1993  Anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61 on March - 15.  

1994  Mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

1996  On this day in history helen Chadwick, artist, dies at 42  

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

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

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

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

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France  

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 March - 15 birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)  

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