Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 17

1980  Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (Vrai Visage de la Paix), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history death of paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913)   

1982  Death of Hans ter Laag, Dutch sound technician, murdered in El Salvador on March - 17.   

1983  Death of Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1985  Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), dies on this day in history.   

1986  On March - 17 hal Buckley, actor (John Quincy-OK Crackerby), dies at 49   

1987  Death of Santo Trafficante, Jr., American gangster (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

1988  On March - 17 reg Sinfield, cricketer (one Test for England v Australia 1938), dies   

1989  On March - 17 merritt Butrick, actor (Shy People, Wired to Kill), dies of AIDS at 29   

1990  Germaine Capucine, French actress and fashion model (Rendez-Vous de Juillet), dies at 59 on March - 17.   

1992  On this day in history charles Rea, British actor (Ipcress File), dies at 69   

1993  Helen Hayes, actress (Airport), dies of congestive heart failure at 92 on March - 17.   

1994  On this day in history arthur C Jacobs, poet, dies at 57   

1995  On March - 17 ahmad Khomeini, youngest son of Iran ayatollah Khomeini, dies at 48   

1996  On March - 17 bela Szigeti, theoretical physicist, dies at 83   

1997  Gail Davis, actress (Annie Oakley), dies at 71 on March - 17.   

1999  On March - 17 death of ernest Gold, Austrian composer (b. 1921)   

2002  Death of Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

2003  On March - 17 death of su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and educator (b. 1902)   

2004  Death of J. J. Jackson, American television personality (b. 1941) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of george F. Kennan, American Cold War strategist and historian (b. 1904)   

2006  On this day in history death of bob Blue, American singer/songwriter (b. 1948)   

2007  Death of John Backus, American computer scientist (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2008  On this day in history death of roland Arnall, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939)   

2009  On this day in history death of clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian politician and TV host (b. 1937)   

2010  On this day in history death of alex Chilton, American musician (b. 1950)   

2017  On this day in history death of laurynas Stankevičius, 7th Prime Minister of Lithuania   

2017  On March - 17 death of derek Walcott, Saint Lucian Nobel poet and playwright   

2018  On this day in history death of phan Văn Khải, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam   

2019  Death of Tunku Puan Zanariah, Malaysian royal, Raja Permaisuri Agong on this day in history.   

2020  Death of Eduard Limonov, Russian writer, poet, publicist, and political dissident on March - 17.   

2020  On March - 17 death of roger Mayweather, American professional boxer and trainer   

2020  Death of Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau on March - 17.   

2020  On this day in history death of betty Williams, Northern Ireland Nobel peace activist   

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1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on March - 17.   

1473  On March - 17 birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian   

1664  On March - 17 birth of georg Osterreich, composer   

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on March - 17.   

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on March - 17.   

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on this day in history.