Famous Deaths In March - 03

1935  Neville Knox, cricketer (bowled in 2 Tests for England 1907), dies on this day in history.   

1938  Arthur Koestler, writer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1941  Constant W L Scheurleer, archaeologist/banker/art expert, dies at 59 on March - 03.   

1942  On this day in history amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43   

1943  George Thomson, cricketer (all-rounder-6 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies on March - 03.   

1945  On March - 03 arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish Internal minister (1940), dies at 61   

1948  On March - 03 antonin Artaud, writer, dies at 51   

1953  Death of James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (b. 1875) on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history willem H Keesom, Dutch physicist (Helium I/II), dies at 79   

1959  Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52 on March - 03.   

1960  On March - 03 sammy White, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), dies at 65   

1961  On this day in history death of paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887)   

1965  Carlo Gatti, composer, dies at 88 on March - 03.   

1966  Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 on March - 03.   

1967  Georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66 on March - 03.   

1974  On this day in history barbara Ruick, actress (Carousel, Fearless Fagan), dies at 43   

1976  Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1977  Percy Marmont, actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1982  Georges Perec, French writer, dies at 45 on March - 03.   

1983  Arthur Koestler, Hung/Brit writer (Dialogue With Death), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history sarah Blanding, 1st US fem college head (Vassar 1946-64), dies at 86   

1987  Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74 on March - 03.   

1988  Lois Wilson, actress (Crash, Deluge, Bright Eyes), dies on March - 03.   

1990  Frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Parool), dies at 86 on March - 03.   

1991  Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia on March - 03.   

1992  On this day in history robert Beatty, actor (Odd Man Out), dies at 82   

1993  On this day in history albert Sabin, physician (oral polio vaccine), dies at 86   

1994  On this day in history anita Morris, actress (Nine), dies of cancer at 50   

1995  On this day in history gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar, dies at 84   

1996  David Bowman, trade unionist, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history stanislav Shatalin, Russian economist (500 Days), dies   

1998  On this day in history death of fred Friendly, American broadcast executive (b. 1915)   

1999  Death of Gerhard Herzberg, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904) on this day in history.   

2000  Death of Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and alpinist (b. 1904) on March - 03.   

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1455  King John II of Portugal (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1500  Reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic" was born on March - 03.   

1520  Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1589  Gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

1606  Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust) was born on March - 03.   

1652  Thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved) was born on March - 03.   

1678  On March - 03 birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)