Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 15

1951  Death of John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-born astronomer (b. 1889) on March - 15.   

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

1957  On this day in history death of ernst Nobs, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1886)   

1959  Death of Lester Young, American musician (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

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

1964  Paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75 on March - 15.   

1966  On March - 15 abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63   

1969  Miles Malleson, actor/writer (Postman's Knock), dies at 80 on March - 15.   

1970  Josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68 on March - 15.   

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

1972  On this day in history death of aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (b. 1910)   

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 March - 15.   

1977  Death of Kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered on this day in history.   

1981  Death of René Clair, French film director (b. 1898) on March - 15.   

1983  Jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80 on March - 15.   

1984  On this day in history tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses & dies on stage   

1985  On March - 15 death of radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (b. 1921)   

1987  On March - 15 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  Death of Muhammad Jameel Didi, Maldivian poet (b. 1915) on March - 15.   

1990  Tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1991  On March - 15 budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84   

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

1993  On this day in history anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61   

1994  On this day in history mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68   

1995  Carlos Menem Jr, son of Argentine pres, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

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

1997  On March - 15 gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72   

1998  Death of Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer (b. 1903) on March - 15.   

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

2003  Death of Dame Thora Hird, British actress (b. 1911) on March - 15.   

2004  On this day in history death of sir William Pickering, New Zealand-born space scientist (b. 1910)   

2005  On March - 15 death of bob Bellear, Australian judge (b. 1944)   

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on this day in history.   

1275  On March - 15 birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on March - 15.   

1493  On March - 15 birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France   

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  On this day in history birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on March - 15.