Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 16

1909  On this day in history george Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85   

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

1919  On March - 16 sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39   

1926  Death of Sergeant Stubby, decorated World War I dog on March - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1935  John J R Macleod, Scot/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1936  Death of Marguerite Durand, French journalist and feminist (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

1937  J Austen Chamberlain, English Min of For affairs (Nobel), dies at 73 on March - 16.   

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

1940  On March - 16 death of selma Lagerlöf, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)   

1941  John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1942  On March - 16 alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69   

1945  Death of Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.   

1946  Death of Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch Nazi propagandist, executed at 61 on this day in history.   

1955  Mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1957  Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian MP (communist), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1958  Leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65 on March - 16.   

1959  On March - 16 john Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111   

1961  Death of Chen Geng, Chinese military leader (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1962  John Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85 on March - 16.   

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

1967  On this day in history james Friskin, composer, dies at 80   

1968  On this day in history june Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60   

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

1971  On March - 16 bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70   

1972  On this day in history harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72   

1973  On this day in history carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79   

1975  On March - 16 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 March - 16.   

1983  Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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1338  On March - 16 birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

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  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on March - 16.   

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1634  On this day in history birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist