Famous Deaths In March - 17

1980  Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (Vrai Visage de la Paix), dies at 68 on March - 17.  

1981  Death of Paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913) on this day in history.  

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

1983  On this day in history death of haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903)  

1985  Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), dies on March - 17.  

1986  Hal Buckley, actor (John Quincy-OK Crackerby), dies at 49 on March - 17.  

1987  On March - 17 death of santo Trafficante, Jr., American gangster (b. 1914)  

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  On March - 17 germaine Capucine, French actress and fashion model (Rendez-Vous de Juillet), dies at 59  

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

1993  On March - 17 helen Hayes, actress (Airport), dies of congestive heart failure at 92  

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  Bela Szigeti, theoretical physicist, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1997  On March - 17 gail Davis, actress (Annie Oakley), dies at 71  

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  Death of Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and educator (b. 1902) on March - 17.  

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

2005  Death of George F. Kennan, American Cold War strategist and historian (b. 1904) on March - 17.  

2006  On March - 17 death of bob Blue, American singer/songwriter (b. 1948)  

2007  Death of John Backus, American computer scientist (b. 1924) on March - 17.  

2008  Death of Roland Arnall, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939) on March - 17.  

2009  Death of Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian politician and TV host (b. 1937) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history death of derek Walcott, Saint Lucian Nobel poet and playwright  

2018  On March - 17 death of phan Văn Khải, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam  

2019  On this day in history death of tunku Puan Zanariah, Malaysian royal, Raja Permaisuri Agong  

2020  On this day in history death of eduard Limonov, Russian writer, poet, publicist, and political dissident  

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 March - 17 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  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on March - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

1676  On March - 17 birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)  

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on March - 17.