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Deaths on the 17th of March in history

Deaths
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17 Mar 2045 Titus Labienus, Roman lieutenant (b. 100 BC)
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17 Mar 0180 Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (b. 121)
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17 Mar 0180 Antonius Marcus Aurelius [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58
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17 Mar 0460 Saint Patrick, Irish bishop and missionary (b. 387)
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17 Mar 0461 St Patrick patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)
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17 Mar 0659 Gertrude of Nivelles, Belgian nun and saint (b. 626)
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17 Mar 0659 Gertrudis van Nijvel saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32
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17 Mar 1040 Harold Harefoot, English king (b. 1015)
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17 Mar 1040 Harold British King (1035-40), dies
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17 Mar 1058 Lulach, Scottish son of Gille Coemgáin of Moray (b. 1030)
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17 Mar 1199 Jocelin of Glasgow, Scottish monk and bishop (b. 1130)
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17 Mar 1272 Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)
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17 Mar 1425 Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)
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17 Mar 1516 Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (b. 1479)
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17 Mar 1565 Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1500)
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17 Mar 1565 Alexander Alesius [Aless/Alane], theologist/physician, dies at 64
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17 Mar 1588 Petrus Dathenus Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies
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17 Mar 1605 Pieter Bast [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34
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17 Mar 1620 John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
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17 Mar 1640 Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
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17 Mar 1649 Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and martyr (b. 1610)
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17 Mar 1649 Gerardus Johannis Vossius [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71
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17 Mar 1653 Johan van Galen Admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48
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17 Mar 1680 Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld: Writer
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17 Mar 1680 François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
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17 Mar 1704 Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
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17 Mar 1704 Menno baron van Coehoorn fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63
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17 Mar 1713 Juraj Jánošík, Slovak criminal (b. 1688)
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17 Mar 1715 Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
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17 Mar 1741 Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
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17 Mar 1764 George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
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17 Mar 1782 Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
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17 Mar 1796 Pieter Paulus lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41
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17 Mar 1801 Juan de Sesse y Balaguer composer, dies at 64
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17 Mar 1803 Candido Jose Ruano composer, dies at 42
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17 Mar 1806 David Dale industrialist & philanthropist, dies
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17 Mar 1830 Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1764)
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17 Mar 1846 F W Bessel: Measured distance to 61 Cygni
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17 Mar 1846 Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1784)
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17 Mar 1846 Friedrich W Bessel German astronomer (Bessel Functions), dies at 61
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17 Mar 1849 William II of the Netherlands (b. 1792)
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17 Mar 1849 Willem II Frederik GL King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56
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17 Mar 1853 Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
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17 Mar 1855 Ramon Carnicer y Batlle composer, dies at 65
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17 Mar 1857 Adolph Trube composer, dies at 42
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17 Mar 1861 Petter Conrad Boman composer, dies at 56
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17 Mar 1862 Fromental Halevy [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62
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17 Mar 1863 John Pelham US Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24
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17 Mar 1864 Alexandre Calamo Swiss painter/etcher/lithographer, dies at 53
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17 Mar 1871 Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)
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17 Mar 1875 Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
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17 Mar 1889 Joseph A Alberdingk Thijm [Pauwels Foreestier], poet, dies at 68
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17 Mar 1891 Napoleon JKP Bonaparte Fren prince/member National Convention, dies at 68
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17 Mar 1893 Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
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17 Mar 1898 Blanche Kelso Bruce (Senator-MS, 1875-1881), dies in Washington DC at 57
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17 Mar 1901 Franz Melde German physicist (Melde Test), dies at 69
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17 Mar 1902 George William Warren composer, dies at 73
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17 Mar 1906 Carlos Calvo Argentina diplomat (Calvo Clause), dies at 82
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17 Mar 1910 Joaquin Valverde composer, dies at 64
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17 Mar 1915 Walter Crane English painter/cartoonist/illustrator, dies at 69
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17 Mar 1917 Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
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17 Mar 1926 Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)
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17 Mar 1927 James Scott Skinner composer, dies at 83
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17 Mar 1933 Ferdinand Von Alten actor (Champagne), dies at 48
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17 Mar 1937 Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
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17 Mar 1941 Marguerite Nichols, American actress (b. 1895)
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17 Mar 1941 Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel Russian writer (Crvena Konjica), executed at 46
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17 Mar 1941 Joachim Schepke German commandant (U-100), dies in battle
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17 Mar 1946 William Merz, American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1878)
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17 Mar 1946 Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)
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17 Mar 1949 Aleksandra Ekster, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1882)
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17 Mar 1949 Felix Bressart actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54
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17 Mar 1953 Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta composer, dies at 73
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17 Mar 1954 Victor Rousseau Belgian sculptor, dies at 88
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17 Mar 1956 Irène Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
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17 Mar 1956 Fred Allen, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1894)
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17 Mar 1957 Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
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17 Mar 1958 John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (b. 1870)
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17 Mar 1959 Raffaele d' Alessandro composer, dies on 48th birthday
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17 Mar 1961 Susanna M. Salter, American politician (b. 1860)
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17 Mar 1961 Suzanna Salter 1st US female mayor/temperance leader, dies at 101
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17 Mar 1962 Pat Clayton, English soldier and surveyor (b. 1896)
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17 Mar 1962 Frank Orth actor (Boston Blackie, The Brothers), dies at 82
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17 Mar 1963 William Henry Squire composer, dies at 91
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17 Mar 1965 Amos Alonzo Stagg, American football player and coach (b. 1862)
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17 Mar 1965 Almos Alonzo Stagg football coach (University of Chicago), dies in California at 102
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17 Mar 1965 Quentin Reynolds newscaster (Its News to Me)/author (FBI), dies at 62
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17 Mar 1966 Walter Lang composer, dies at 69
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17 Mar 1967 Frank Wisbar director (Fireside Theater), dies at 67
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17 Mar 1967 Richard Reeves actor (Murph-Date With an Angel), dies at 54
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17 Mar 1969 Frederick Garfield Gilmore, American boxer (b. 1887)
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17 Mar 1970 Fernand Crommelynck Belgian playwright (Chaud et Frois), dies at 83
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17 Mar 1971 Ernst Bachmeister writer, dies
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17 Mar 1972 Manny Martindale cricketer (10 Tests for West Indies, 34 wickets), dies
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17 Mar 1973 Geertruida M W "Truus" Bakker: Dutch actress (2 Orphans), dies at 81
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17 Mar 1974 Louis Kahn, American architect, designed Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (b. 1901)
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17 Mar 1974 Carroll Nye actress (Lawless Woman), dies at 72
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17 Mar 1974 Louis I Kahn Estonia/US architect, dies at about 73
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17 Mar 1976 Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
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17 Mar 1978 George Dickinson cricketer (8 wickets in 3 Tests for New Zealand), dies
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17 Mar 1979 Merv Inverarity cricketer (father of John WA player 1925-40), dies
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17 Mar 1980 Rudolf G Escher Dutch composer (Vrai Visage de la Paix), dies at 68
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17 Mar 1981 Paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913)
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17 Mar 1982 Hans ter Laag Dutch sound technician, murdered in El Salvador
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17 Mar 1982 Jan Kuiper Dutch news editor (IKON), murdered in El Salvador
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17 Mar 1982 Joop Willemsen Dutch cameraman, murdered in El Salvador
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17 Mar 1982 Koos Koster Dutch newscaster (IKON), murdered in El Salvador
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17 Mar 1983 Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
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17 Mar 1985 Dattu Phadkar cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), dies
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17 Mar 1986 Hal Buckley actor (John Quincy-OK Crackerby), dies at 49
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17 Mar 1987 Santo Trafficante, Jr., American mob boss (b. 1914)
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17 Mar 1988 Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1949)
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17 Mar 1988 Reg Sinfield cricketer (one Test for England vs Australia 1938), dies
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17 Mar 1989 Merritt Butrick, American actor (b. 1959)
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17 Mar 1990 Capucine: Actress (Lion, Red Sun, Fellini Satyricon), dies at 55
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17 Mar 1990 Germaine Capucine: Actress (Rendez-Vous de Juillet), dies at 57
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17 Mar 1990 Ric Grech, Ukrainian-English bass player (Family, Blind Faith, and Traffic) (b. 1946)
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17 Mar 1990 Capucine, French model and actress (b. 1931)
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17 Mar 1990 Capucine [Germaine Lefebvre] actress (Rendez-Vous de Juillet, Curse of the Pink Panther), commits suicide in Lausanne Switzerland at 57
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17 Mar 1990 Mar
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17 Mar 1990 Rick Grech rocker (Blind Faith, Traffic), dies at 44
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17 Mar 1992 Grace Stafford, American actress (b. 1903)
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17 Mar 1992 Charles Rea British actor (Ipcress File), dies at 69
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17 Mar 1992 George Lovi US columnist (Sky & Telescope's "Ramblings"), dies
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17 Mar 1992 Jack Arnold actor/director (Sid Caeser Special, Emmy 1967), dies at 75
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17 Mar 1993 Helen Hayes, American actress (b. 1900)
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17 Mar 1993 Laadi Flici Algerian MP, murdered
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17 Mar 1993 Skip Young actor (Smokey & Hotwire Gang), dies at 62
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17 Mar 1994 Mai Zetterling, Swedish-English actress and director (b. 1925)
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17 Mar 1994 Arthur C Jacobs poet, dies at 57
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17 Mar 1994 Harold Myers film journalist, dies at 81
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17 Mar 1994 Walter Janka German writer (Troubles with Truth), dies at 79
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17 Mar 1995 Ronald Kray, English gangster (b. 1933)
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17 Mar 1995 Rick Aviles, American actor (b. 1952)
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17 Mar 1995 Ahmad Khomeini youngest son of Iran ayatollah Khomeini, dies at 48
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17 Mar 1995 Donald Baverstock television Producer, dies at 71
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17 Mar 1995 Marcus Jan Adriani biologist/director (Weevers' Duin), dies at 56
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17 Mar 1995 Ronnie Kray English gangster (The Firm), dies at 61
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17 Mar 1995 Sunnyland Smart jazz/blues singer/pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87
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17 Mar 1996 Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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17 Mar 1996 René Clément, French director and screenwriter (b. 1913)
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17 Mar 1996 Bela Szigeti theoretical physicist, dies at 83
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17 Mar 1996 Kenneth Jameson art educationalist, dies at 83
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17 Mar 1996 Rene Clement film director, dies at 83
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17 Mar 1996 Thomas Enders diplomat, dies at 64
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17 Mar 1997 Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1957)
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17 Mar 1997 Gail Davis actress (Annie Oakley), dies at 71
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17 Mar 1998 Harold Copp, Canadian biochemist and academic (b. 1915)
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17 Mar 1999 Jean Pierre-Bloch, French activist (b. 1905)
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17 Mar 1999 Rod Hull, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
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17 Mar 1999 Ernest Gold, Austrian-American composer (b. 1921)
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17 Mar 2002 Sylvester Weaver, American broadcaster, created the Today Show and The Tonight Show (b. 1908)
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17 Mar 2002 Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (b. 1917)
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17 Mar 2002 Rosetta LeNoire, American actress and producer (b. 1911)
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17 Mar 2003 Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1902)
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17 Mar 2004 J.J. Jackson, American radio and television host (b. 1941)
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17 Mar 2004 Rachel Hudson, English murder victim (b. 1984)
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17 Mar 2005 Andre Norton, American author (b. 1912)
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17 Mar 2005 George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (b. 1904)
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17 Mar 2005 Royce Frith, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (b. 1923)
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17 Mar 2006 Bob Papenbrook, American voice actor (b. 1955)
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17 Mar 2006 İstemihan Taviloğlu, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945)
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17 Mar 2006 Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)
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17 Mar 2006 Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (b. 1913)
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17 Mar 2006 Bob Blue, American songwriter and educator (b. 1948)
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17 Mar 2007 Jim Cronin, English zoo keeper and activist, founded Monkey World (b. 1951)
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17 Mar 2007 Roger Bennett, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Legacy Five and Cathedral Quartet) (b. 1959)
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17 Mar 2007 John Backus, American mathematician and computer scientist, designed Fortran (b. 1924)
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17 Mar 2008 Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939)
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17 Mar 2009 Fernand Lindsay, Canadian organist and educator (b. 1929)
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17 Mar 2009 Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937)
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17 Mar 2010 Charlie Gillett, English musicologist and radio host (b. 1942)
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17 Mar 2010 Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
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17 Mar 2010 Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Box Tops and Big Star) (b. 1950)
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17 Mar 2011 Ferlin Husky, American singer and guitarist (b. 1925)
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17 Mar 2011 Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (b. 1916)
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17 Mar 2012 Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)
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17 Mar 2012 Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (b. 1923)
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17 Mar 2012 John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian-American nazi guard (b. 1920)
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17 Mar 2012 Paul Boyer, American historian and academic (b. 1935)
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17 Mar 2013 Jan van Houwelingen, Dutch politician (b. 1939)
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17 Mar 2013 Olivier Metzner, French lawyer (b. 1949)
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17 Mar 2013 André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (b. 1921)
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17 Mar 2013 Steve Davis, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1952)
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17 Mar 2013 Rudolf Battěk, Czech sociologist and politician (b. 1924)
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17 Mar 2013 William B. Caldwell, III, American general (b. 1925)
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17 Mar 2014 L'Wren Scott, American model and fashion designer (b. 1964)
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17 Mar 2014 Oswald Morris, English cinematographer (b. 1915)
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17 Mar 2014 Paddy McGuigan, Irish singer-songwriter (The Barleycorn) (b. 1939)
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17 Mar 2014 Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, and art collector (b. 1910)
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17 Mar 2014 Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)
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17 Mar 2014 Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (b. 1974)
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17 Mar 2014 Gene Feist, American director and playwright, co-founded the Roundabout Theatre Company (b. 1923)
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17 Mar 2014 Mercy Edirisinghe, Sri Lankan actress and singer (b. 1945)
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17 Mar 2015 Guido Zappa, Italian mathematician and theorist (b. 1915)
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17 Mar 2015 Frank Perris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931)
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17 Mar 2015 Kuniyoshi Kaneko, Japanese painter, photographer and illustrator (b. 1936)
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17 Mar 2015 Raymond D. Fowler, American psychologist and academic (b. 1930)
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17 Mar 2015 Bob Appleyard, English cricketer and businessman (b. 1924)
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17 Mar 2015 Ashley Adams, Australian target shooter (b. 1955)
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