Deaths

History Deaths on March 17

By  Lindsay Henderson  17 Mar   79 Views

History Deaths on March 17

---

Sophia Albertina, princess-abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1753)

#1829

In 1829

Bertha De Vriese, Belgian physician (b. 1877)

#Bertha_De_Vriese

In 1958

Gertrude of Nivelles, Frankish abbess

#659

In 659

George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (b. 1904)

#George_F._Kennan

In 2005

V?n Ti?n D?ng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (b. 1917)

#V?n_Ti?n_D?ng

In 2002

Louis of Enghien, French nobleman

#1394

In 1394

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)

#1741

In 1741

Jean Pierre-Bloch, French activist (b. 1905)

#Jean_Pierre-Bloch

In 1999

Sophia of Sweden, duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547)

#1611

In 1611

Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)

#1704

In 1704

?stemihan Tavilo?lu, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945)

#?stemihan_Tavilo?lu

In 2006

Harold Harefoot, king of England

#1040

In 1040

George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)

#1764

In 1764

Haito, bishop of Basel

#836

In 836

Irène Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)

#Irène_Joliot-Curie

In 1956

Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland, English diplomat (b. 1605)

#1663

In 1663

Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and saint (b. 1610)

#1649

In 1649

John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)

#1620

In 1620

Giuliano de' Medici, Italian nobleman (b. 1479)

#1516

In 1516

Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (b. 1925)

#Ferlin_Husky

In 2011

Kazan, emperor of Japan (b. 968)

#Emperor_Kazan

In 1008

Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)

#1715

In 1715

François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)

#1680

In 1680

Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)

#1640

In 1640

Louisa E. Rhine, American botanist and parapsychologist (b. 1891)

#Louisa_E._Rhine

In 1983

Jocelin of Glasgow, Scottish monk and bishop (b. 1130)

#1199

In 1199

Li Yu, Prince of De, prince and emperor of the Tang Dynasty

#905

In 905

Lulach, king of Scotland

#1058

In 1058

Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)

#1782

In 1782

Rana Sanga, Indian ruler (b. 1482)

#1527

In 1527

James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)

#1828

In 1828

Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)

#Ray_Meyer

In 2006

Philip of Montfort, French knight and nobleman

#1270

In 1270

Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)

#Margaret_Whitlam

In 2012

Amr ibn Hish?m, Arab polytheist

#624

In 624

Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician (b. 1764)

#1830

In 1830

Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (b. 121)

#180

In 180

Phan V?n Kh?i, the fifth Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1933)

In 2018

Mike MacDonald, Canadian comedian (b. 1954)

In 2018

Zoltán Kamondi, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1960)

In 2016

Meir Dagan, Israeli general (b. 1945)

In 2016

Frank Perris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931)

In 2015

Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (b. 1910)

In 2014

Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)

In 2014

Marek Gali?ski, Polish cyclist (b. 1974)

In 2014

A.B.C. Whipple, American journalist and historian (b. 1918)

In 2013

Lawrence Fuchs, American scholar and academic (b. 1927)

In 2013

William B. Caldwell III, American general (b. 1925)

In 2013

Shenouda III, pope of Alexandria (b. 1923)

In 2012

Michael Gough, English actor (b. 1916)

In 2011

Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)

In 2010

Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1950)

In 2010

Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937)

In 2009

Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939)

In 2008

Roger Bennett, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1959)

In 2007

John Backus, American mathematician and computer scientist, designed Fortran (b. 1924)

In 2007

Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (b. 1913)

In 2006

Andre Norton, American author (b. 1912)

In 2005

Royce Frith, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (b. 1923)

In 2005

Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, American television broadcaster and producer (b. 1908)

In 2002

Rosetta LeNoire, American actress and producer (b. 1911)

In 2002

Ernest Gold, Austrian-American composer (b. 1921)

In 1999

Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1957)

In 1997

Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)

In 1996

René Clément, French director and screenwriter (b. 1913)

In 1996

Mai Zetterling, Swedish-English actress and director (b. 1925)

In 1994

Helen Hayes, American actress (b. 1900)

In 1993

Grace Stafford, American actress (b. 1903)

In 1992

Capucine, French model and actress (b. 1928)

In 1990

Clarence D. Lester, African-American fighter pilot (b.1923)

In 1986

Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)

In 1983

Paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913)

In 1981

Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)

In 1976

Louis Kahn, American architect and academic, designed Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (b. 1901)

In 1974

Amos Alonzo Stagg, American football player and coach (b. 1862)

In 1965

Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (b. 1860)

In 1961

John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (b. 1870)

In 1958

Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (b. 1907)

In 1957

Fred Allen, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)

In 1956

Aleksandra Ekster, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1882)

In 1949

Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)

In 1946

Philomène Belliveau, Canadian artist (b. 1854)

In 1940

Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)

In 1937

Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)

In 1926

Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)

In 1917

Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)

In 1893

Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)

In 1875

Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)

In 1871

Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)

In 1853

William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)

In 1849

Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)

In 1846

Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1500)

In 1565

Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese sh?gun (b. 1407)

In 1425

Ibn Khaldun, Tunisian sociologist, historian, and scholar (b. 1332)

In 1406

An-Nasir Hasan, Mamluk sultan of Egypt

In 1361

Go-Saga, emperor of Japan (b. 1220)

In 1272

Pierre de Montreuil, French architect

In 1267

Publius Attius Varus, Roman governor of Africa

In 45 BC

Titus Labienus, Roman general (b. 100 BC)

In 45 BC

Lindsay Henderson

view all posts 

Related posts

Deaths

History Deaths on March 17

Deaths

History Deaths on March 18

Deaths

History Deaths on March 19