Famous Deaths In March - 17

1980  Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (Vrai Visage de la Paix), dies at 68 on March - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1985  On this day in history dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), dies   

1986  On March - 17 hal Buckley, actor (John Quincy-OK Crackerby), dies at 49   

1987  Death of Santo Trafficante, Jr., American gangster (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history reg Sinfield, cricketer (one Test for England v Australia 1938), dies   

1989  Merritt Butrick, actor (Shy People, Wired to Kill), dies of AIDS at 29 on this day in history.   

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

1992  Charles Rea, British actor (Ipcress File), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1993  On March - 17 helen Hayes, actress (Airport), dies of congestive heart failure at 92   

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  Bela Szigeti, theoretical physicist, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1999  On March - 17 death of ernest Gold, Austrian composer (b. 1921)   

2002  Death of Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (b. 1911) on March - 17.   

2003  Death of Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and educator (b. 1902) on March - 17.   

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  Death of Bob Blue, American singer/songwriter (b. 1948) on this day in history.   

2007  On March - 17 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  Death of Alex Chilton, American musician (b. 1950) on this day in history.   

2017  On March - 17 death of laurynas Stankevičius, 7th Prime Minister of Lithuania   

2017  On March - 17 death of derek Walcott, Saint Lucian Nobel poet and playwright   

2018  On this day in history death of phan Văn Khải, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam   

2019  On this day in history death of tunku Puan Zanariah, Malaysian royal, Raja Permaisuri Agong   

2020  On this day in history death of eduard Limonov, Russian writer, poet, publicist, and political dissident   

2020  On this day in history death of roger Mayweather, American professional boxer and trainer   

2020  Death of Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau on March - 17.   

2020  On March - 17 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  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on this day in history.   

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  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1675  On March - 17 birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer   

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on March - 17.   

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