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Deaths on March 04

1172 : Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies
1484 : Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25
1595 : Robert Southwell, English poet, hanged for becoming a Catholic priest
1615 : Hans von Aachen, German painter, dies
1617 : Arcangelo Crivelli, composer, dies at 70
1793 : Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44
1794 : Henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21
1804 : Karl Leopold Rollig, composer, dies
1805 : Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, dies at 79
1831 : Georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82
1839 : Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72
1851 : Michael Henkel, composer, dies at 70
1852 : Nikolai Gogol, writer, dies at 43
1864 : Thomas Starr King, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity), dies
1866 : Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder Disciples of Christ, dies at 77
1876 : Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38
1877 : Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42
1883 : Alexander H Stephens, VP Confederate States, dies at 71
1888 : Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88
1903 : Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68
1916 : Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36
1918 : Eugene D'Harcourt, composer, dies at 58
1922 : Bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in NYC
1925 : Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer, dies at 70
1933 : Willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36
1936 : Ruben Mattias Liljefors, composer, dies at 64
1941 : Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81
1942 : Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62
1943 : Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71
1943 : Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Beatrijs), dies at 73
1948 : Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51
1948 : Elsa Br„ndstr”m, [Angel of Siberia], Swed philanthropist, dies at 59
1953 : Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61
1954 : Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79
1954 : Noel Gay, [Richard Moxon Armitage], composer, dies at 55
1958 : Albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54
1960 : Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48
1962 : Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77
1963 : William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79
1966 : Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75
1968 : Alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84
1974 : Adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71
1981 : Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies
1983 : Herg‚, [Georges R‚mi], Belgian cartoonist (Rin-Tin-Tin), dies at 75
1984 : Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79
1986 : Henri Knap, Dutch journalist/writer, dies at 75
1986 : Richard Manuel, rock vocalist/pianist (Band), commits suicide at 40
1991 : Vance Colvig, actor (UHF, Barfly, My Chauffeur), dies at 72
1992 : Arthur Babbitt, animator (Mr Magoo, Goofy), die at 84 of heart failure
1992 : C Meijer, Dutch editor in chief (Typhoon), dies
1992 : Christian K Nelson, inventor (Eskimo Pie), dies at 98
1992 : Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist, dies at 70 of liver cancer
1992 : Nestor Almendros, Spanish/US cameraman (Kramer vs Kramer), dies at 61
1993 : Art Hodes, Russ/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies
1993 : Richard Sale, writer/director (Oscar, Torpedo Run), dies at 80
1994 : Guus Verstraete Sr, Dutch actor/dir (2 Drops of Water), dies at 79
1994 : John Candy, actor (SCTV, Uncle Buck), dies from a heart attack at 43
1995 : Eden Ahbez, songwriter, dies at 86
1996 : Barbara Lewis, British obituarist, dies at 55
1996 : Minnie Pearl, country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 84

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