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Deaths on the 8th of March in history

Deaths
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08 Mar 0883 Albumasar [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi]: Arabic astronomer
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08 Mar 1126 Urraca of León and Castile (b. 1079)
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08 Mar 1144 Celestine II [Guido]: Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle
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08 Mar 1144 Pope Celestine II
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08 Mar 1223 Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish bishop and historian (b. 1161)
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08 Mar 1403 Bajezid I Jildirim: 4th Sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42
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08 Mar 1403 Bayezid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1360)
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08 Mar 1550 John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (b. 1495)
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08 Mar 1638 Jacob C van Neck: Admiral / Mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73
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08 Mar 1640 Guillaume van Messaus: Composer, dies at 50
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08 Mar 1641 Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (b. 1587)
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08 Mar 1661 Jules Mazarin: Italian Cardinal / Premier of France, dies at 58
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08 Mar 1702 John de Baen: Portrait Painter / etcher, buried at 69
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08 Mar 1702 William III of England (b. 1650)
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08 Mar 1709 William Cowper / Cooper: English anatomist, dies at about 62
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08 Mar 1716 Harald Vallerius: Composer, dies at 69
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08 Mar 1717 Abraham Darby I, English blacksmith (b1678)
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08 Mar 1720 Georg Bronner: Composer, dies at 53
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08 Mar 1724 Enrico Giovanni Zuccalli: Swiss architect, dies at about 81
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08 Mar 1728 Gian M Crescimbeni: Italian literary / critic (Arcadia), dies at 64
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08 Mar 1731 Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1688)
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08 Mar 1734 Carolomannus Pachschmidt: Composer, dies at 33
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08 Mar 1771 Louis August le Clerc, French-Danish sculptor and academic (b. 1688)
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08 Mar 1819 Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American colonel and politician (b. 1739)
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08 Mar 1828 Johann Anton Sulzer: Composer, dies at 75
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08 Mar 1844 Charles XIV John of Sweden (b. 1763)
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08 Mar 1855 William Poole, American criminal (b. 1821)
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08 Mar 1862 Adrien de La Fage: Composer, dies at 56
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08 Mar 1862 Nat Gordon: Last pirate, hanged in NYC for stealing 1, 000 slaves
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08 Mar 1869 Louis Hector Berlioz: French Composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65
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08 Mar 1869 Hector Berlioz, French composer and critic (b. 1803)
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08 Mar 1872 Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (b. 1815)
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08 Mar 1874 Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, 13th President of the United States (b. 1800)
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08 Mar 1887 James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (b. 1820)
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08 Mar 1887 Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and activist (b. 1813)
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08 Mar 1889 Jens / John Ericsson: Swed / US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85
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08 Mar 1889 John Ericsson, Swedish-American engineer, designed the USS Monitor (b. 1803)
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08 Mar 1901 Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg: German politician, dies at 64
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08 Mar 1901 Peter Benoit: Flemish Composer / conductor (High Mass), dies at 66
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08 Mar 1907 Marinos Antypas, Greek lawyer and journalist (b. 1872)
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08 Mar 1917 Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Company (b. 1838)
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08 Mar 1919 Auguste Tolbecque: Composer, dies at 88
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08 Mar 1920 Rafael Obligado: Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69
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08 Mar 1923 Johannes S van der Waals: Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85
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08 Mar 1923 Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1837)
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08 Mar 1923 Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (b. 1835)
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08 Mar 1925 Juliette Wytsman, Belgian painter (b. 1866)
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08 Mar 1930 Edward Terry Sanford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, United States Assistant Attorney General (b. 1865)
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08 Mar 1930 William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 27th President of the United States (b. 1857)
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08 Mar 1931 Clara Kathleen Rogers: Composer, dies at 87
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08 Mar 1932 Jan de Louter: Dutch lawyer / tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84
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08 Mar 1935 Hachikō, Japanese dog (b. 1923)
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08 Mar 1936 Peter H J "Piet" van Doorne: Director BOVA Red Peppers, executed at 52
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08 Mar 1937 Albert Verwey: Dutch Poet / literature Historian (Motion), dies at 71
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08 Mar 1937 Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1902)
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08 Mar 1941 Jose Serrano Simeon: Composer, dies at 67
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08 Mar 1941 Sherwood Anderson, American author and poet (b. 1876)
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08 Mar 1942 Jose R Capablanca: Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53
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08 Mar 1942 José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player (b. 1888)
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08 Mar 1943 Léon Thiébaut, French fencer (b. 1878)
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08 Mar 1945 H J Jamin: Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald
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08 Mar 1945 Jan Beekes: Resistance fighter, executed at 26
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08 Mar 1945 Frederick Bligh Bond, English archaeologist and architect (b. 1864)
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08 Mar 1948 Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and seismologist (b. 1889)
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08 Mar 1950 Jaroslav Kocian: Composer, dies at 67
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08 Mar 1951 Honeymoon Killers: Dies in electric chair
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08 Mar 1951 John Winter Thompson: Composer, dies at 83
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08 Mar 1951 Raymond Fernandez, American murderer (b. 1914)
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08 Mar 1951 Martha Beck, American murderer (b. 1920)
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08 Mar 1955 Clementine: Princess of Belg, Wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82
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08 Mar 1957 Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (b. 1886)
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08 Mar 1958 Josephina OFF "Frieda" Herberich: Actress (Salontiroler), dies at 85
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08 Mar 1959 Abdel Wahab Shawwaf: Iraqi Colonel / putschist, murdered
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08 Mar 1961 Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (b. 1879)
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08 Mar 1965 Esther Howard: Actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72
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08 Mar 1967 John F Bothwell: Actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46
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08 Mar 1971 Harold Lloyd, American actor and producer (b. 1893)
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08 Mar 1972 Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, German SS officer (b. 1899)
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08 Mar 1973 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan: Rocker (Grateful Dead, Grass Roots), dies at 27
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08 Mar 1973 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American keyboard player and songwriter (Grateful Dead) (b. 1945)
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08 Mar 1974 Christian van Geel: Dutch Poet / Sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56
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08 Mar 1974 Willem "Wim" Sonneveld: Dutch actor (Silk Stockings), dies at 56
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08 Mar 1975 George Stevens, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
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08 Mar 1976 Alfons Rebane, Estonian colonel (b. 1908)
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08 Mar 1977 Henry Hull: Actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86
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08 Mar 1981 Joseph Henry Woodger, English biologist and philosopher (b. 1894)
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08 Mar 1983 William Walton, English composer (b. 1902)
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08 Mar 1983 Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1904)
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08 Mar 1983 Chabuca Granda, Peruvian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1920)
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08 Mar 1985 Thomas Creighton: US heart patient (3 implants in 46 hrs), dies at 33
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08 Mar 1985 Edward Andrews, American actor (b. 1914)
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08 Mar 1986 Hubert Fichte: Writer, dies at 50
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08 Mar 1986 Kersti Merilaas, Estonian author and poet (b. 1913)
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08 Mar 1988 Werner Hartmann, German physicist and academic (b. 1912)
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08 Mar 1988 Amar Singh Chamkila, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1961)
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08 Mar 1989 Charles Exbrayat, French author (b. 1906)
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08 Mar 1991 John Bellairs, American author and academic (b. 1938)
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08 Mar 1992 Red Callender: US jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76
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08 Mar 1993 Johan Bodegraven: Radio host (Purses Open, Dikes Closed), dies at 78
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08 Mar 1993 Joop Scheltens: TV host / director (Explore Your Place), dies at 69
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08 Mar 1993 Wells Root: US screenwriter (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 92
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08 Mar 1993 Johannes Türn, Estonian chess and draughts player (b. 1899)
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08 Mar 1993 Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1914)
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08 Mar 1994 John Ewart: Sydney Australia, dies of cancer at 55
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08 Mar 1994 Joop C Swart: Publisher / founder (World Press Photo), dies at 69
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08 Mar 1994 Knut Haukelid: Norway / US resistance fighter (Rjukan 1943), dies at 82
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08 Mar 1995 Ota Adler: Czech / British fur trader (Jewish Aid Fund), dies at 83
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08 Mar 1995 Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer (Helloween) (b. 1965)
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08 Mar 1995 Paul Horgan, American historian and author (b. 1903)
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08 Mar 1996 Alison McCartney: Pathologist / Breast Cancer campaigner, dies at 45
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08 Mar 1996 Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill: Commando, dies at 89
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08 Mar 1996 Paul Lewis Harrhy: Actor / opera singer (Intelligence Park), dies at 38
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08 Mar 1996 Jack Churchill, Hong Kong-English colonel (b. 1906)
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08 Mar 1997 Alexander Salkind: Producer (Superman), dies at 75
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08 Mar 1998 Ray Nitschke, American football player and actor (b. 1936)
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08 Mar 1999 William Wrigley III, American businessman (b. 1933)
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08 Mar 1999 Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)
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08 Mar 1999 Peggy Cass, American actress (b. 1924)
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08 Mar 1999 Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinian journalist and author (b. 1914)
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08 Mar 2001 Edward Winter, American actor (b. 1937)
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08 Mar 2003 Karen Morley, American actress and singer (b. 1909)
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08 Mar 2003 Adam Faith, English singer and actor (b. 1940)
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08 Mar 2004 Muhammad Zaidan, Syrian terrorist, founded the Palestine Liberation Front (b. 1948)
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08 Mar 2004 Robert Pastorelli, American actor (b. 1954)
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08 Mar 2005 Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen commander and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (b. 1951)
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08 Mar 2005 César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (b. 1924)
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08 Mar 2006 Brian Barratt-Boyes, New Zealand surgeon (b. 1924)
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08 Mar 2007 John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach (b. 1947)
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08 Mar 2007 Vicky Vanita, Greek actress (b. 1948)
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08 Mar 2007 John Inman, English actor and singer (b. 1935)
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08 Mar 2007 Christopher Barrios, Jr., American murder victim (b. 2001)
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08 Mar 2008 Carol Barnes, English journalist and actress (b. 1944)
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08 Mar 2009 Zbigniew Religa, Polish surgeon and politician, Polish Minister of Health (b. 1938)
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08 Mar 2009 Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)
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08 Mar 2009 Ali Bongo, Indian-English magician (b. 1929)
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08 Mar 2011 Mike Starr, American bass player (Alice in Chains, Sun Red Sun, and Days of the New) (b. 1966)
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08 Mar 2011 St. Clair Lee, American singer (The Hues Corporation) (b. 1944)
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08 Mar 2012 Steven Rubenstein, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1962)
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08 Mar 2012 Minoru Mori, Japanese businessman, founded the Mori Art Museum (b. 1934)
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08 Mar 2012 Bugs Henderson, American guitarist (Mouse and the Traps) (b. 1943)
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08 Mar 2012 Mike Fetchick, American golfer (b. 1922)
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08 Mar 2012 Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (b. 1921)
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08 Mar 2012 Leslie Cochran, American activist (b. 1951)
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08 Mar 2013 Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, German soldier and publisher (b. 1922)
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08 Mar 2013 Raymond Telles, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Costa Rica (b. 1915)
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08 Mar 2013 George Saimes, American football player (b. 1941)
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08 Mar 2013 John O'Connell, Irish journalist and politician (b. 1927)
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08 Mar 2013 Haseeb Ahsan, Pakistani cricketer and manager (b. 1939)
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08 Mar 2014 Larry Scott, American bodybuilder (b. 1938)
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08 Mar 2014 Wendy Hughes Australian actress and producer (b. 1952)
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08 Mar 2014 William Guarnere, American sergeant (b. 1923)
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08 Mar 2014 Buren Fowler, American guitarist (Drivin N Cryin) (b. 1959)
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08 Mar 2014 James Ellis, Irish-English actor (b. 1931)
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08 Mar 2014 Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American holocaust survivor and author (b. 1921)
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08 Mar 2015 Lew Soloff, American trumpet player, composer, and actor (Blood, Sweat & Tears and Mingus Big Band) (b. 1944)
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08 Mar 2015 Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)
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08 Mar 2015 Tjol Lategan, South African rugby player (b. 1925)
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08 Mar 2015 Pavlo Khudzik, Ukrainian footballer (b. 1985)
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08 Mar 2015 Inezita Barroso, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1925)
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