Famous Deaths In March - 16

1909  On March - 16 george Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85   

1914  Death of Gaston Calmette, editor (Le Figaro), killed by Mme Caillaux at 55 on March - 16.   

1919  Sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1926  On March - 16 death of sergeant Stubby, decorated World War I dog   

1930  On this day in history miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Sp dictator (1923-30), dies at 60   

1933  Alfred Her, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 47 on March - 16.   

1935  John J R Macleod, Scot/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1936  On March - 16 death of marguerite Durand, French journalist and feminist (b. 1864)   

1937  On this day in history j Austen Chamberlain, English Min of For affairs (Nobel), dies at 73   

1938  Egon Friedell, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1940  Death of Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1941  John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1942  Alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69 on March - 16.   

1945  Death of Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52 on March - 16.   

1946  Death of Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch Nazi propagandist, executed at 61 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history mayhew Lake, composer, dies at 75   

1956  Joseph John Richards, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1957  Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian MP (communist), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1958  Leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65 on March - 16.   

1959  On this day in history john Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111   

1961  Death of Chen Geng, Chinese military leader (b. 1903) on March - 16.   

1962  John Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85 on March - 16.   

1964  On March - 16 nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80   

1967  James Friskin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1968  June Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1970  Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 on March - 16.   

1971  Bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70 on March - 16.   

1972  On this day in history harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72   

1973  On March - 16 carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79   

1975  T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64 on March - 16.   

1978  On March - 16 death of aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists   

1979  Jean Monnet, French economist/CEO (ECSC), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1980  Death of Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (b. 1898) on March - 16.   

1983  On this day in history arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79   

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

1445  On March - 16 birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  On March - 16 birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  On this day in history birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  On this day in history birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)   

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on March - 16.   

1631  On March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on March - 16.