Famous Deaths In March - 15

1951  On March - 15 death of john S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-born astronomer (b. 1889)   

1954  Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82 on March - 15.   

1957  Death of Ernst Nobs, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1886) on March - 15.   

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

1962  On this day in history sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64   

1964  Paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1966  Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948)   

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 this day in history.   

1975  Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49 on March - 15.   

1977  Death of Kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered on March - 15.   

1981  Death of René Clair, French film director (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

1983  Jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1985  On this day in history death of radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (b. 1921)   

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  On March - 15 death of muhammad Jameel Didi, Maldivian poet (b. 1915)   

1990  Tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies at 70 on March - 15.   

1991  On this day in history budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at 84   

1992  Helen Deutsch, screenwriter, dies of natural causes on this day in history.   

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  Helen Chadwick, artist, dies at 42 on March - 15.   

1997  On March - 15 gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72   

1998  Death of Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Ann Sothern, American actress (b. 1909) on March - 15.   

2003  On March - 15 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  Death of Bob Bellear, Australian judge (b. 1944) on March - 15.   

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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  On March - 15 birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France   

1591  On March - 15 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

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 this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)