Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 12

1908  Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1909  On March - 12 johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34   

1913  Joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1914  George Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1916  On March - 12 m v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39   

1924  On this day in history hilaire Comte de Chardonnet, inventor (rayon), dies   

1925  Sun Yat-Sen, Chinese revolutionary president, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1929  Death of Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman (b. 1851) on March - 12.   

1930  On this day in history death of alois Jirásek, Czech writer (b. 1851)   

1932  On March - 12 death of ivar Kreuger, "Swedish Match King" industrialist, commits suicide   

1937  Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1941  On March - 12 charles Sanford Skilton, composer, dies at 72   

1942  Enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76 on March - 12.   

1943  On March - 12 death of gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869)   

1944  On March - 12 death of artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861)   

1945  On this day in history death of anne Frank, diarist (Diary of Anne Frank), killed in Belsen Camp   

1946  On this day in history philip Merivale, dies at 59   

1947  On this day in history death of "Winston Churchill the American", American novelist (b. 1871)   

1949  On this day in history maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95   

1950  L Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1955  Charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC on March - 12.   

1957  Harry Dean, cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies on March - 12.   

1958  On this day in history ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79   

1961  Belinda Lee, actress (Joseph & his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25 on this day in history.   

1966  On March - 12 estelita Rodriguez, actor (Golden Stallion, Susanna Pass), dies at 37   

1973  On this day in history esther Williamson Ballou, composer, dies at 57   

1974  On March - 12 death of billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated   

1978  John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 on March - 12.   

1980  Death of Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

1982  Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Course of Events), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history jevsei G Liberman, Ukraine economist (Plan, profit, bonus), dies at 85   

1984  On this day in history arnold Riley, playwright/actor, dies at 88   

1985  On this day in history eugene Ormandy [Blau], Hungarian/US conductor, dies at 85   

1988  On this day in history billie Rhodes, dies   

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on this day in history.   

1336  On this day in history birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1479  On this day in history birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence   

1515  On this day in history birth of caspar Othmayr, composer   

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on March - 12.   

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on March - 12.   

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)   

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on March - 12.