Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 12

1908  On March - 12 edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61   

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

1913  Joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61 on March - 12.   

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

1916  M v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Ivar Kreuger, "Swedish Match King" industrialist, commits suicide on this day in history.   

1937  Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93 on March - 12.   

1941  Charles Sanford Skilton, composer, dies at 72 on March - 12.   

1942  Enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1943  Death of Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869) on March - 12.   

1944  Death of Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

1945  Death of Anne Frank, diarist (Diary of Anne Frank), killed in Belsen Camp on this day in history.   

1946  Philip Merivale, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

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

1950  L Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at 78 on March - 12.   

1955  On March - 12 charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC   

1957  Harry Dean, cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies on this day in history.   

1958  On March - 12 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 this day in history estelita Rodriguez, actor (Golden Stallion, Susanna Pass), dies at 37   

1973  Esther Williamson Ballou, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1980  On March - 12 death of arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1914)   

1982  On March - 12 elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Course of Events), dies at 90   

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

1984  On March - 12 arnold Riley, playwright/actor, dies at 88   

1985  Eugene Ormandy [Blau], Hungarian/US conductor, dies at 85 on March - 12.   

1988  On March - 12 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  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on March - 12.   

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

1613  On March - 12 birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)   

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

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