Famous Deaths In March - 23

1881  On this day in history nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45   

1906  On March - 23 victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies   

1907  On March - 23 constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary senator, dies at 79   

1914  Teunis Stoel, actor, dies at 62 on March - 23.   

1918  Cesar Cortinas, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1919  Jean HL Bossard, actor/impresario (2 Orphans), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1925  On March - 23 aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76   

1927  On this day in history death of paul César Helleu, French artist (b. 1859)   

1931  Death of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev Indian freedom fighters on this day in history.   

1935  On March - 23 death of florence Moore, American actress (b. 1886)   

1937  On March - 23 helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66   

1943  On March - 23 andre Lichtenberger, French Sudan writer (Le Petit Roi), dies at 72   

1944  On this day in history o C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash   

1946  On March - 23 alexandru Zirra, composer, dies at 62   

1947  Death of Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (b. 1870) on this day in history.   

1950  On March - 23 douglas Carr, England cricket leg-spinner (Test 1909), dies   

1952  Klaas Schilder, Dutch vicar/theologist/antifascist, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1953  On March - 23 death of raoul Dufy, painter, Forcalquier, France   

1955  On March - 23 death of artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (b. 1875)   

1957  L Patrick Abercrombie, English architect, dies at 77 on March - 23.   

1958  Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist/philosopher, dies at 76 on March - 23.   

1960  On this day in history franklin P Adams, columnist (Information Please), dies at 78   

1961  A C Russell, cricketer (10 Tests for England 910 runs), dies on March - 23.   

1962  Josephus RH van Schaik, lawyer/vice-premier of Neth, dies at 80 on March - 23.   

1963  Davey Moore, dies seconds after KOed in feather-weight championship on March - 23.   

1964  Peter Lorre, actor (Casino Royale), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1965  Mae Murray, actress (Bachelor Apartment), dies of heart ailment at 75 on this day in history.   

1966  On March - 23 johannes W Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie), dies at 82   

1967  Duncan Macrae, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1968  Edwin O'Connor, US writer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1969  Rudolf Pannwitz, German author/philosopher (Urblik), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1970  Death of Del Lord, Canadian director (b. 1894) on March - 23.   

1971  On March - 23 armin Loos, composer, dies at 67   

1973  Ken Maynard, actor (Phantom Rancher, $50,000 Reward), dies at 77 on March - 23.   

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1429  On this day in history birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on March - 23.   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on March - 23.   

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on March - 23.   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on March - 23.