Famous Deaths In March - 14

1944  On this day in history pavel Grigor'yevich, composer, dies at 66   

1949  Death of John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1953  Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer, dies at 72   

1957  On March - 14 death of evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot freedom fighter (b. 1938)   

1958  On March - 14 eugeen Van de Velde, Flemish musicologist/critic/composer, dies at 64   

1961  Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (opening theorist), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1968  Erwin Panofsky, German/US art historian/iconologist, dies on March - 14.   

1969  Ben Shahn, US painter, dies at 70 on March - 14.   

1973  Murat B "Chic" Young, US comic strip artist (Blondie), dies at 72 on March - 14.   

1975  On this day in history susan Hayward, actress (Young & Willing), dies at 56   

1976  On this day in history alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79   

1977  On March - 14 death of fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights activist (b. 1917)   

1980  On this day in history death of mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician (b. 1902)   

1981  On this day in history ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies   

1982  On March - 14 kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov, composer, dies at 59   

1983  Maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1984  Aurelio Peccei, Italian businessman/CEO (Club Rome), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1986  Benno Ammann, composer, dies at 81 on March - 14.   

1989  Edward Abbey (environmental author), dies after surgery at 62 on this day in history.   

1991  On March - 14 howard Ashman, song writer (Under the Sea), dies of AIDs at 40   

1992  C V Wood Jr, theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71 on this day in history.   

1994  Death of Abdelkader Alloula, Algerian playwright, murdered on this day in history.   

1995  Gerard Thomas Victory, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1996  Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1997  On March - 14 fred Zinnemann (director), dies of heart attack at 89   

1999  Death of Kirk Alyn, American actor (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

2002  On March - 14 death of cherry Wilder, New Zealand-born author (b. 1930)   

2003  Death of Jack Goldstein, Canadian-born artist (b. 1945) on March - 14.   

2006  On March - 14 death of ann Calvello, Roller Derby Queen (b. 1929)   

2007  On this day in history death of lucie Aubrac, French history teacher and member of the French Resistance (b. 1912)   

2008  Death of Chiara Lubich, Italian Catholic activist and leader and foundress of the Focolare (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

2009  Death of Alain Bashung, French singer, songwriter, comedian and actor. (b. 1947) on this day in history.   

2018  Death of Alfred W. Crosby, American ecological historian on this day in history.   

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1623  Adam-Nicolas Gascon, composer was born on March - 14.   

1638  Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (d. 1710) was born on this day in history.   

1681  Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer was born on this day in history.   

1692  Peter Musschenbroek, Dutch physician/physicist (Leyden jar) was born on March - 14.   

1726  On this day in history birth of josef Antonin Stepan, composer   

1727  On this day in history birth of johann Gottlieb Goldberg, composer   

1755  Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer was born on March - 14.   

1782  Thomas Hart Benton, (rep), "Old Bullion" was born on March - 14.