Famous Deaths In March - 12

1908  Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61 on March - 12.   

1909  Johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34 on March - 12.   

1913  On March - 12 joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61   

1914  On March - 12 george Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67   

1916  On this day in history m v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39   

1924  On this day in history hilaire Comte de Chardonnet, inventor (rayon), dies   

1925  Sun Yat-Sen, Chinese revolutionary president, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1929  Death of Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman (b. 1851) on this day in history.   

1930  Death of Alois Jirásek, Czech writer (b. 1851) on March - 12.   

1932  Death of Ivar Kreuger, "Swedish Match King" industrialist, commits suicide on March - 12.   

1937  On this day in history charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93   

1941  Charles Sanford Skilton, composer, dies at 72 on March - 12.   

1942  Enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76 on March - 12.   

1943  Death of Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869) on March - 12.   

1944  On this day in history death of artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861)   

1945  Death of Anne Frank, diarist (Diary of Anne Frank), killed in Belsen Camp on this day in history.   

1946  Philip Merivale, dies at 59 on March - 12.   

1947  Death of "Winston Churchill the American", American novelist (b. 1871) on this day in history.   

1949  Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history l Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at 78   

1955  On this day in history charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC   

1957  Harry Dean, cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies on this day in history.   

1958  Ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1961  Belinda Lee, actress (Joseph & his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25 on this day in history.   

1966  Estelita Rodriguez, actor (Golden Stallion, Susanna Pass), dies at 37 on March - 12.   

1973  On March - 12 esther Williamson Ballou, composer, dies at 57   

1974  Death of Billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated on this day in history.   

1978  John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 on March - 12.   

1980  On March - 12 death of arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1914)   

1982  On March - 12 elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Course of Events), dies at 90   

1983  Jevsei G Liberman, Ukraine economist (Plan, profit, bonus), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1984  On March - 12 arnold Riley, playwright/actor, dies at 88   

1985  On March - 12 eugene Ormandy [Blau], Hungarian/US conductor, dies at 85   

1988  On this day in history billie Rhodes, dies   

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1270  On this day in history birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)   

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on this day in history.   

1479  On March - 12 birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence   

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on March - 12.   

1607  On March - 12 birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)   

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.