Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 15

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

1954  On this day in history arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82   

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

1959  On this day in history death of lester Young, American musician (b. 1909)   

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  Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 on March - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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 March - 15.   

1975  On this day in history antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49   

1977  On March - 15 death of kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered   

1981  On March - 15 death of rené Clair, French film director (b. 1898)   

1983  On this day in history jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80   

1984  On March - 15 tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses & dies on stage   

1985  Death of Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (b. 1921) on March - 15.   

1987  Sterling W Cole, (Rep-R-NY), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1988  Death of Dmitri F Polyakov, Russian secret-general/top spy for US, executed on this day in history.   

1989  Death of Muhammad Jameel Didi, Maldivian poet (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies at 70   

1991  Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history helen Deutsch, screenwriter, dies of natural causes   

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

1994  Mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68 on March - 15.   

1995  On March - 15 carlos Menem Jr, son of Argentine pres, dies at 26   

1996  On this day in history helen Chadwick, artist, dies at 42   

1997  Gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72 on March - 15.   

1998  On this day in history death of benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer (b. 1903)   

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

2003  On this day in history death of dame Thora Hird, British actress (b. 1911)   

2004  Death of Sir William Pickering, New Zealand-born space scientist (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of bob Bellear, Australian judge (b. 1944)   

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0938  On this day in history birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on this day in history.   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on this day in history.   

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

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on this day in history.   

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on March - 15.   

1666  On March - 15 birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)