Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 15

1951  On this day in history death of john S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-born astronomer (b. 1889)   

1954  Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1959  On March - 15 death of lester Young, American musician (b. 1909)   

1962  Sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75   

1966  Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 on March - 15.   

1969  Miles Malleson, actor/writer (Postman's Knock), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1970  On March - 15 josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68   

1971  Death of Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948) on this day in history.   

1972  Death of Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1973  Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1977  Death of Kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history death of rené Clair, French film director (b. 1898)   

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

1984  Tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses & dies on stage on March - 15.   

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

1987  On March - 15 sterling W Cole, (Rep-R-NY), dies at 82   

1988  On March - 15 death of dmitri F Polyakov, Russian secret-general/top spy for US, executed   

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

1990  On March - 15 tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies at 70   

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

1992  On March - 15 helen Deutsch, screenwriter, dies of natural causes   

1993  Anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68   

1995  On this day in history carlos Menem Jr, son of Argentine pres, dies at 26   

1996  Helen Chadwick, artist, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1997  Gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

2001  On this day in history death of ann Sothern, American actress (b. 1909)   

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

2004  On this day in history death of sir William Pickering, New Zealand-born space scientist (b. 1910)   

2005  On March - 15 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 March - 15.   

1455  On this day in history birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on March - 15.   

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

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on March - 15.   

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on this day in history.   

1666  On this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)