Famous Deaths In March - 17

1980  On March - 17 rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (Vrai Visage de la Paix), dies at 68   

1981  On this day in history death of paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913)   

1982  Death of Hans ter Laag, Dutch sound technician, murdered in El Salvador on March - 17.   

1983  On March - 17 death of haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903)   

1985  On March - 17 dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), dies   

1986  Hal Buckley, actor (John Quincy-OK Crackerby), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1987  Death of Santo Trafficante, Jr., American gangster (b. 1914) on March - 17.   

1988  On March - 17 reg Sinfield, cricketer (one Test for England v Australia 1938), dies   

1989  On March - 17 merritt Butrick, actor (Shy People, Wired to Kill), dies of AIDS at 29   

1990  On March - 17 germaine Capucine, French actress and fashion model (Rendez-Vous de Juillet), dies at 59   

1992  On this day in history charles Rea, British actor (Ipcress File), dies at 69   

1993  Helen Hayes, actress (Airport), dies of congestive heart failure at 92 on March - 17.   

1994  On this day in history arthur C Jacobs, poet, dies at 57   

1995  Ahmad Khomeini, youngest son of Iran ayatollah Khomeini, dies at 48 on March - 17.   

1996  On March - 17 bela Szigeti, theoretical physicist, dies at 83   

1997  Gail Davis, actress (Annie Oakley), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1999  On this day in history death of ernest Gold, Austrian composer (b. 1921)   

2002  On this day in history death of rosetta LeNoire, American actress (b. 1911)   

2003  On this day in history death of su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and educator (b. 1902)   

2004  On March - 17 death of j. J. Jackson, American television personality (b. 1941)   

2005  On March - 17 death of george F. Kennan, American Cold War strategist and historian (b. 1904)   

2006  On March - 17 death of bob Blue, American singer/songwriter (b. 1948)   

2007  On this day in history death of john Backus, American computer scientist (b. 1924)   

2008  On March - 17 death of roland Arnall, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939)   

2009  Death of Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian politician and TV host (b. 1937) on March - 17.   

2010  On March - 17 death of alex Chilton, American musician (b. 1950)   

2017  Death of Laurynas Stankevičius, 7th Prime Minister of Lithuania on March - 17.   

2017  Death of Derek Walcott, Saint Lucian Nobel poet and playwright on March - 17.   

2018  Death of Phan Văn Khải, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam on this day in history.   

2019  Death of Tunku Puan Zanariah, Malaysian royal, Raja Permaisuri Agong on this day in history.   

2020  On March - 17 death of eduard Limonov, Russian writer, poet, publicist, and political dissident   

2020  On March - 17 death of roger Mayweather, American professional boxer and trainer   

2020  Death of Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history death of betty Williams, Northern Ireland Nobel peace activist   

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1231  On this day in history birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)   

1473  On this day in history birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history birth of georg Osterreich, composer   

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on March - 17.   

1676  On March - 17 birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)   

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on this day in history.