Deaths on March 09
1566 : David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered
1620 : Aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59
1661 : Jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58
1688 : Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89
1693 : Antonio Caraffa, Italian general (Eperieser Bloedgericht), dies at 46?
1706 : Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52
1747 : Jacob Campo Weyerman, S Neth adventurer/painter/writer, dies at 69
1800 : Dominique Della-Maria, composer, dies at 30
1819 : Janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41
1824 : Jacobus J Cramer, priest of Holland/Zealand/Friesland, dies at 79
1827 : Franz Xaver Gerl, composer, dies at 62
1831 : Friedrich M Klinger, German (stage)author (Plimplamplasko), dies at 79
1870 : Theodore Labarre, composer, dies at 65
1877 : Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58
1895 : Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (Masochism), dies at 59
1913 : Eberhard Nestle, German biblical scholar, dies at 61
1916 : Ken Hutchings, cricketer (exciting England batsman, WW I), dies
1918 : [Benjamin] Franc[lin] Wedekind, German writer/press sec, dies at 53
1931 : Ida B Wells-Barnett, famous black, dies in Chicago at 78
1938 : Sydney Baynes, composer, dies at 59
1941 : Carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62
1943 : Oskar Hks, Czech marathon runner/antifascist, dies in Auschwitz
1947 : Stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies
1955 : Matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88
1962 : Howard Engstrom, Boston, a designer of Univac computer, dies at 59
1964 : Johanna W "Mina" Bakker, Dutch actress (Boefje), dies at 87
1964 : Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Prussian general/politician, dies at 93
1965 : Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer, dies at 65
1965 : Kazys Boruta, writer, dies
1969 : Riad, chief of staff (Egyptian army), dies
1969 : Richard Crane, actor (Surfside 6), dies at 50
1971 : Jean-Pierre Guezek, composer, dies at 36
1974 : Earl W Sutherland Jr, US pharmacologist (Nobel 1971), dies at 58
1975 : Joseph Dunninger, NYC, mentalist (Amazing Dunninger), dies at 82
1975 : Shirley Ross, actress (Night Vision, Mindkiller), dies at 62
1979 : Barbara Mullen, actress (Talk of a Million), dies at 64
1980 : Olga Chekova, actress (Moulin Rouge, Pawns of Possession), dies at 82
1981 : Max Delbrck, German/US biologist (Nobel 1969), dies at 74
1982 : Alan Badel, actor (Shogun), dies of a heart attack at 58
1982 : Rex Marshall, TV announcer (Circuit Rider, Herman Hickman Show), dies
1982 : Richard A Butler, England, min of Finance, dies at 79
1983 : Faye Emerson, actress (I've Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 65
1986 : Ned Calmer, TV host (In the First Person), dies at 78
1988 : Kurt Georg Kiesinger, West German chancellor (1966-69), dies at 83
1989 : Robert Mapplethorpe, US photographer, dies at 42
1992 : Felipe Turich, actor (Lawless), dies
1992 : Jack McEdward, asst dir (Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell), dies at 94
1992 : James Brooks, US mural painter (Flight, La Guardia NY), dies at 85
1992 : Menachem W Begin, PM Israel (1977-80, 81-83, Nobel 1979), dies at 85
1993 : Ad van Gessel, Dutch actor (Everything For Our Soldiers), dies
1993 : Bob Crosby, swing-era bandleader (Bobcats), dies of cancer at 79
1994 : Charles Bukowski, author/poet, dies of leukemia at 73
1994 : Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (French Connection), dies of cancer at 76
1994 : John Harrison, South African correspondent (BBC), dies at 48
1994 : Lawrence E Spivak, journalist (Meet the Press), dies at 93
1994 : Louis Freeman, band leader, dies at 100
1994 : Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer, dies at 77
1995 : Ian Ballantine, publisher, dies of heart attack at 79
1995 : Ruud van den Hende, Dutch sports reporter, dies at 63
1996 : Alan Hugh Iliffe, psychologist, dies at 77
1996 : Elman Ali Ahmed, peace campaigner, dies at 42
1996 : Peter Mansfield, writer, dies at 67
1997 : Notorius B I G, [Biggie Small, Chris Walkin], rapper, shot dead at 24
1997 : Terry Nation, writer (Dr Who, Blake 7) at 66