Famous Deaths In March - 15

1951  On March - 15 death of john S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-born astronomer (b. 1889)   

1954  Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82 on March - 15.   

1957  Death of Ernst Nobs, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1886) on March - 15.   

1959  On this day in history death of lester Young, American musician (b. 1909)   

1962  Sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75   

1966  Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 on March - 15.   

1969  On this day in history miles Malleson, actor/writer (Postman's Knock), dies at 80   

1970  On March - 15 josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68   

1971  Death of Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948) on March - 15.   

1972  Death of Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (b. 1910) on March - 15.   

1973  Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1975  Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1977  On March - 15 death of kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered   

1981  On March - 15 death of rené Clair, French film director (b. 1898)   

1983  Jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1984  On March - 15 tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses & dies on stage   

1985  On this day in history death of radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (b. 1921)   

1987  On this day in history sterling W Cole, (Rep-R-NY), dies at 82   

1988  Death of Dmitri F Polyakov, Russian secret-general/top spy for US, executed on March - 15.   

1989  On March - 15 death of muhammad Jameel Didi, Maldivian poet (b. 1915)   

1990  Tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies at 70 on March - 15.   

1991  On this day in history budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84   

1992  On March - 15 helen Deutsch, screenwriter, dies of natural causes   

1993  Anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61 on March - 15.   

1994  On March - 15 mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68   

1995  Carlos Menem Jr, son of Argentine pres, dies at 26 on March - 15.   

1996  On March - 15 helen Chadwick, artist, dies at 42   

1997  Gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1998  On March - 15 death of benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer (b. 1903)   

2001  Death of Ann Sothern, American actress (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

2003  On this day in history death of dame Thora Hird, British actress (b. 1911)   

2004  Death of Sir William Pickering, New Zealand-born space scientist (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Bob Bellear, Australian judge (b. 1944) on this day in history.   

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on March - 15.   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on this day in history.   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on this day in history.   

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on March - 15.   

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on this day in history.   

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on this day in history.   

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.