Famous Deaths In March - 08

1917  Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 on March - 08.   

1919  On March - 08 auguste Tolbecque, composer, dies at 88   

1920  Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1923  Johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85 on March - 08.   

1930  On this day in history william Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72   

1931  On this day in history clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87   

1932  Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer/tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84 on March - 08.   

1937  On this day in history albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71   

1941  On this day in history jose Serrano Simeon, composer, dies at 67   

1942  Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 on March - 08.   

1945  H J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald on this day in history.   

1950  On March - 08 jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67   

1951  On this day in history honeymoon Killers, dies in electric chair   

1954  Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies on this day in history.   

1955  Clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82 on March - 08.   

1957  Othmar Schoeck, composer, dies at 70 on March - 08.   

1958  Josephina OFF "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Salontiroler), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1959  On March - 08 death of abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered   

1961  Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1963  On March - 08 john Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies   

1965  Esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history john F Bothwell, actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46   

1971  On this day in history harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77   

1972  On this day in history death of erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (b. 1899)   

1973  Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 08 christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56   

1975  On this day in history george Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70   

1976  Death of Alfons Rebane, Estonian military commander (b. 1908) on March - 08.   

1977  On March - 08 henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86   

1983  William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1985  Edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack on March - 08.   

1986  Hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50 on March - 08.   

1988  On this day in history death of werner Hartmann, German physicist (b. 1912)   

1992  On this day in history red Callender, US jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.   

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.   

1293  On this day in history birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)   

1495  On March - 08 birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)   

1495  On March - 08 birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on this day in history.   

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.