Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 08

1917  Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1919  Auguste Tolbecque, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1920  Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1923  Johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1930  On March - 08 william Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72   

1931  Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87 on March - 08.   

1932  Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer/tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84 on March - 08.   

1937  Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71 on March - 08.   

1941  On this day in history jose Serrano Simeon, composer, dies at 67   

1942  On March - 08 jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53   

1945  On March - 08 h J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald   

1950  On this day in history jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67   

1951  Honeymoon Killers, dies in electric chair on March - 08.   

1954  Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82   

1957  Othmar Schoeck, composer, dies at 70 on March - 08.   

1958  Josephina OFF "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Salontiroler), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1959  Death of Abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered on this day in history.   

1961  Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history john Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies   

1965  On this day in history esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72   

1967  On this day in history john F Bothwell, actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46   

1971  On March - 08 harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77   

1972  Death of Erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (b. 1899) on March - 08.   

1973  On this day in history gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies   

1974  Christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56 on March - 08.   

1975  George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history death of alfons Rebane, Estonian military commander (b. 1908)   

1977  Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86 on March - 08.   

1983  On March - 08 william T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80   

1985  On this day in history edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack   

1986  On this day in history hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50   

1988  Death of Werner Hartmann, German physicist (b. 1912) on March - 08.   

1992  Red Callender, US jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76 on March - 08.   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on this day in history.   

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.   

1495  On this day in history birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)   

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on March - 08.   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on this day in history.   

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.