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 this day in history.   

1957  Death of Ernst Nobs, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

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 March - 15.   

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

1966  On March - 15 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  On March - 15 death of jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948)   

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 this day in history.   

1977  Death of Kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history death of rené Clair, French film director (b. 1898)   

1983  On March - 15 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 March - 15.   

1988  Death of Dmitri F Polyakov, Russian secret-general/top spy for US, executed on March - 15.   

1989  Death of Muhammad Jameel Didi, Maldivian poet (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies at 70   

1991  Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

1993  On March - 15 anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61   

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 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  On this day in history death of ann Sothern, American actress (b. 1909)   

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

2004  On March - 15 death of sir William Pickering, New Zealand-born space scientist (b. 1910)   

2005  On March - 15 death of bob Bellear, Australian judge (b. 1944)   

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

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on this day in history.   

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

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.