Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 16

1909  George Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85 on March - 16.   

1914  Death of Gaston Calmette, editor (Le Figaro), killed by Mme Caillaux at 55 on this day in history.   

1919  Sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39 on March - 16.   

1926  On this day in history death of sergeant Stubby, decorated World War I dog   

1930  Miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Sp dictator (1923-30), dies at 60 on March - 16.   

1933  Alfred Her, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 47 on March - 16.   

1935  On March - 16 john J R Macleod, Scot/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58   

1936  Death of Marguerite Durand, French journalist and feminist (b. 1864) on March - 16.   

1937  On March - 16 j Austen Chamberlain, English Min of For affairs (Nobel), dies at 73   

1938  Egon Friedell, writer, dies on March - 16.   

1940  Death of Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1941  John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73 on March - 16.   

1942  On this day in history alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69   

1945  On this day in history death of pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52   

1946  On this day in history death of marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch Nazi propagandist, executed at 61   

1955  Mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75 on March - 16.   

1956  On this day in history joseph John Richards, composer, dies at 77   

1957  On March - 16 mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian MP (communist), dies at 67   

1958  On this day in history leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65   

1959  On this day in history john Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111   

1961  On March - 16 death of chen Geng, Chinese military leader (b. 1903)   

1962  On this day in history john Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85   

1964  On March - 16 nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80   

1967  On March - 16 james Friskin, composer, dies at 80   

1968  June Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60 on March - 16.   

1970  Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1971  Bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1972  Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72 on March - 16.   

1973  Carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79 on March - 16.   

1975  On this day in history t-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64   

1978  Death of Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists on this day in history.   

1979  Jean Monnet, French economist/CEO (ECSC), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1980  Death of Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

1983  Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79 on March - 16.   

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on March - 16.   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On March - 16 birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On March - 16 birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)   

1609  On March - 16 birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) was born on March - 16.   

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on this day in history.