Famous Deaths In March - 23

1881  Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1906  Victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on March - 23.  

1907  On this day in history constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary senator, dies at 79  

1914  On March - 23 teunis Stoel, actor, dies at 62  

1918  Cesar Cortinas, composer, dies at 27 on March - 23.  

1919  On March - 23 jean HL Bossard, actor/impresario (2 Orphans), dies at 45  

1925  On March - 23 aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76  

1927  On March - 23 death of paul César Helleu, French artist (b. 1859)  

1931  On March - 23 death of bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev Indian freedom fighters  

1935  Death of Florence Moore, American actress (b. 1886) on this day in history.  

1937  On this day in history helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66  

1943  Andre Lichtenberger, French Sudan writer (Le Petit Roi), dies at 72 on March - 23.  

1944  On this day in history o C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash  

1946  Alexandru Zirra, composer, dies at 62 on March - 23.  

1947  On this day in history death of archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (b. 1870)  

1950  Douglas Carr, England cricket leg-spinner (Test 1909), dies on this day in history.  

1952  On March - 23 klaas Schilder, Dutch vicar/theologist/antifascist, dies at 61  

1953  Death of Raoul Dufy, painter, Forcalquier, France on this day in history.  

1955  Death of Artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (b. 1875) on March - 23.  

1957  L Patrick Abercrombie, English architect, dies at 77 on March - 23.  

1958  On March - 23 florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist/philosopher, dies at 76  

1960  On this day in history franklin P Adams, columnist (Information Please), dies at 78  

1961  A C Russell, cricketer (10 Tests for England 910 runs), dies on March - 23.  

1962  On this day in history josephus RH van Schaik, lawyer/vice-premier of Neth, dies at 80  

1963  On this day in history davey Moore, dies seconds after KOed in feather-weight championship  

1964  Peter Lorre, actor (Casino Royale), dies at 59 on March - 23.  

1965  Mae Murray, actress (Bachelor Apartment), dies of heart ailment at 75 on this day in history.  

1966  Johannes W Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1967  On March - 23 duncan Macrae, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped), dies at 61  

1968  Edwin O'Connor, US writer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1969  Rudolf Pannwitz, German author/philosopher (Urblik), dies at 87 on March - 23.  

1970  Death of Del Lord, Canadian director (b. 1894) on March - 23.  

1971  On March - 23 armin Loos, composer, dies at 67  

1973  On March - 23 ken Maynard, actor (Phantom Rancher, $50,000 Reward), dies at 77  

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on March - 23.  

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on March - 23.  

1638  On March - 23 birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist  

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)  

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on this day in history.  

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on March - 23.  

1732  On this day in history birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)  

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on this day in history.