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March 28 is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . 278 days remain until the end of the year.
Events [ ]
AD 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate , bestowed on him by the Senate .
193 – After assassinating the Roman Emperor Pertinax , his Praetorian Guards auction off the throne to Didius Julianus .[1]
364 – Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor .
1566 – The foundation stone of Valletta , Malta 's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette , Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta .
1737 – The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi .
1776 – Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco .
1794 – Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau .
1795 – Partitions of Poland : The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia , a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia .
1801 – Treaty of Florence is signed, ending the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples .[2]
1802 – Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas , the second asteroid ever to be discovered.
1809 – Peninsular War : France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín .
1814 – War of 1812 : In the Battle of Valparaíso , two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels of equal strength.
1842 – First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra , conducted by Otto Nicolai .
1854 – Crimean War : France and Britain declare war on Russia.
1860 – First Taranaki War : The Battle of Waireka begins.
1862 – American Civil War : In the Battle of Glorieta Pass , Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory . The battle began on March 26 .
1871 – The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
1883 – Tonkin Campaign : French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc .
1910 – Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane , the Fabre Hydravion , after taking off from a water runway near Martigues , France.
1920 – Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
1933 – The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board .
1939 – Spanish Civil War : Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege .
1941 – World War II : Britain's Mediterranean Fleet sinks three heavy cruisers and two destroyers of Italy's Regia Marina .
1942 – World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes.
1946 – Cold War : The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report , outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power .
1951 – First Indochina War : In the Battle of Mạo Khê , French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny , inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp .
1959 – The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet .
1968 – Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students.
1969 – Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
1970 – An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260.
1978 – The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman , a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity .
1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island 's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown .
1979 – The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by 1 vote, precipitating a general election .
1990 – United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal .
1994 – In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters.
1999 – Kosovo War : Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica .
2003 – In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq , killing one soldier.
2005 – An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong ), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
2006 – Massive protests are mounted against France's First Employment Contract law, meant to reduce youth unemployment .
Births [ ]
931 – Liu Chengyou , emperor of Later Han (d. 951)
1097 – Atsiz , Abbasid caliph (d. 1156)
1416 – Jodha of Mandore , Ruler of Marwar (d. 1489)
1468 – Charles I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1490)
1472 – Fra Bartolomeo , Italian painter (d. 1517)
1483 – Raphael , Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)
1515 – Teresa of Ávila , Spanish nun and saint (d. 1582)
1522 – Albert the Warlike , German prince (d. 1557)
1527 – Isabella Markham , English courtier (d. 1579)
1591 – William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury , English earl (d. 1668)
1592 – John Amos Comenius , Czech bishop and educator (d. 1670)
1599 – Witte de With , Dutch captain (d. 1658)
1613 – Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of China (d. 1688)
1621 – Heinrich Schwemmer , German composer and educator (d. 1696)
1638 – Frederik Ruysch , Dutch botanist and anatomist (d. 1731)
1652 – Samuel Sewall , English judge (d. 1730)
1725 – Andrew Kippis , English minister and author (d. 1795)
1727 – Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria , (d. 1777)
1743 – Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova , Russian academic and politician (d. 1810)
1750 – Francisco de Miranda , Venezuelan general and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 1816)
1760 – Thomas Clarkson , English activist (d. 1846)
1773 – Henri Gatien Bertrand , French general (d. 1844)
1793 – Henry Schoolcraft , American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist (d. 1864)
1795 – Georg Heinrich Pertz , German historian and author (d. 1876)
1806 – Thomas Hare , English lawyer and political scientist (d. 1891)
1811 – John Neumann , Czech-American bishop and saint (d. 1860)
1815 – Arsène Houssaye , French author and poet (d. 1896)
1818 – Wade Hampton III , American general and politician, 77th Governor of South Carolina (d. 1902)
1819 – Joseph Bazalgette , English architect and engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge and Battersea Bridge (d. 1891)
1828 – Melchior Anderegg , Swiss mountain guide (d. 1914)
1832 – Henry D. Washburn , American politician, general and explorer (d. 1871)
1836 – Frederick Pabst , German-American brewer, founded the Pabst Brewing Company (d. 1904)
1840 – Emin Pasha , German-Jewish Egyptian physician and politician (d. 1892)
1847 – Gyula Farkas , Hungarian mathematician and physicist (d. 1930)
1849 – James Darmesteter , French historian and author (d. 1894)
1850 – Kyrle Bellew , English theatre actor (d. 1911)
1851 – Bernardino Machado , Portuguese academic and politician, 3rd President of Portugal (d. 1944)
1862 – Aristide Briand , French politician, Prime Minister of France , Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
1866 – Jimmy Ross , Scottish footballer (d. 1902)
1868 – Maxim Gorky , Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1936)
1871 – Willem Mengelberg , Dutch-Swiss conductor (d. 1951)
1873 – John Geiger , American rower (d. 1956)
1878 – Abraham Walkowitz , Russian-American painter (d. 1965)
1879 – Terence MacSwiney , Irish republican politician and hunger striker; Lord Mayor of Cork (d. 1920)
1881 – Martin Sheridan , Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (d. 1918)
1884 – Angelos Sikelianos , Greek poet and playwright (d. 1951)
1886 – Gustave Mesny , French general (d. 1945)
1890 – Paul Whiteman , American violinist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1967)[3]
1892 – Corneille Heymans , Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
1892 – Tom Maguire , Irish general (d. 1993)
1893 – Spyros Skouras , Greek-American businessman (d. 1971)
1894 – Ernst Lindemann , German captain (d. 1941)
1895 – Ángela Ruiz Robles , Spanish teacher, writer and inventor, pioneer of the electronic book (d. 1975)
1895 – Christian Herter , American politician, 53rd United States Secretary of State (d. 1966)
1895 – Donald Grey Barnhouse , American pastor and theologian (d. 1960)
1895 – Spencer W. Kimball , American religious leader, 12th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1985)
1897 – Sepp Herberger , German footballer and manager (d. 1977)
1897 – Tillie Voss , American football player (d. 1975)
1899 – Gussie Busch , American businessman (d. 1989)
1899 – Harold B. Lee , American religious leader, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1973)
1899 – Buck Shaw , American football player and coach (d. 1977)
1900 – Edward Wagenknecht , American critic and educator (d. 2004)
1902 – Flora Robson , English actress (d. 1984)
1902 – Jaromír Vejvoda , Czech fiddler and composer (d. 1988)
1903 – Rudolf Serkin , Czech-American pianist and educator (d. 1991)[4]
1904 – Isabel Cuchí Coll , Puerto Rican author and journalist (d. 1993)
1905 – Pandro S. Berman , American production manager and producer (d. 1996)
1905 – Marlin Perkins , American zoologist and television host (d. 1986)
1906 – Murray Adaskin , Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2002)
1906 – Robert Allen , American actor (d. 1998)
1906 – Dorothy Knowles , South African-English author, fencer and academic (d. 2010)
1907 – Lúcia Santos , Portuguese nun (d. 2005)
1907 – Norrey Ford , English author (d. 1985)
1907 – Irving Paul Lazar , American lawyer and talent agent (d. 1993)
1909 – Nelson Algren , American novelist and short story writer (d. 1981)
1910 – Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr. , American librarian and art collector (d. 2001)
1910 – Jimmie Dodd , American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
1910 – Ingrid of Sweden , (d. 2000)
1911 – Consalvo Sanesi , Italian race car driver (d. 1998)
1912 – A. Bertram Chandler , English-Australian author (d. 1984)
1912 – Marina Raskova , Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943)
1913 – Kazuo Taoka , Japanese crime boss (d. 1981)
1913 – Toko Shinoda , Japanese artist
1914 – Edward Anhalt , American screenwriter and producer (d. 2000)
1914 – Bohumil Hrabal , Czech author (d. 1997)
1914 – Kenneth Richard Norris , Australian entomologist and academic (d. 2003)
1914 – Edmund Muskie , American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (d. 1996)[5]
1914 – Everett Ruess , American explorer, poet, and painter (d. 1934)
1915 – Jay Livingston , American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
1917 – Claude Bertrand , Canadian neurosurgeon and scholar (d. 2014)
1918 – Edward Amy , Canadian soldier (d. 2011)
1919 – Jacob Avshalomov , American composer and conductor (d. 2013)
1919 – Tom Brooks , Australian cricket umpire (d. 2007)
1919 – Eileen Crofton , British physician and author (d. 2010)[6]
1919 – Vic Raschi , American baseball player and coach (d. 1988)
1921 – Harold Agnew , American physicist and academic (d. 2013)
1921 – Dirk Bogarde , English actor and author (d. 1999)
1921 – Herschel Grynszpan , German assassin of Ernst vom Rath (d. 1960)
1921 – Walter Neugebauer , Croatian-German author and illustrator (d. 1992)
1922 – Neville Bonner , Australian politician (d. 1999)
1922 – Grace Hartigan , American painter and educator (d. 2008)
1922 – Joey Maxim , American boxer and actor (d. 2001)
1922 – B. Neminathan , Sri Lankan politician
1923 – Paul C. Donnelly , American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
1923 – Thad Jones , American trumpet player and composer (d. 1986)
1924 – Freddie Bartholomew , American actor (d. 1992)[7]
1924 – Fred Flanagan , Australian footballer (d. 2013)
1925 – Innokenty Smoktunovsky , Russian actor (d. 1994)
1925 – Dorothy DeBorba , American child actress (d. 2010)
1926 – Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (d. 2014)
1926 – Polly Umrigar , Indian cricketer (d. 2006)
1927 – Theo Colborn , American zoologist and academic (d. 2014)
1927 – Marianne Fredriksson , Swedish journalist and author (d. 2007)
1927 – Vina Mazumdar , Indian academic and activist (d. 2013)
1928 – Zbigniew Brzezinski , Polish-American political activist and analyst; 10th United States National Security Advisor (d. 2017)
1928 – Alexander Grothendieck , German-French mathematician and theorist (d. 2014)
1929 – Paul England , Australian race car driver and engineer (d. 2014)
1930 – Robert Ashley , American soldier and composer (d. 2014)
1930 – Jerome Isaac Friedman , American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Elizabeth Bainbridge , English soprano
1933 – Tete Montoliu , Spanish pianist (d. 1997)
1933 – Frank Murkowski , American soldier, banker, and politician, 8th Governor of Alaska
1934 – Lester R. Brown , American environmentalist, founded the Earth Policy Institute and Worldwatch Institute
1934 – Laurie Taitt , Guyanese-English hurdler (d. 2006)
1935 – Frank Judd, Baron Judd , English politician, Secretary of State for International Development
1935 – Michael Parkinson , English journalist and author
1935 – Józef Szmidt , Polish triple jumper
1936 – Mario Vargas Llosa , Peruvian writer, politician, journalist and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate
1938 – Hans-Jürgen Bäsler , German footballer (d. 2002)
1939 – Dov Frohman , Israeli electrical engineer and business executive
1940 – Tony Barber , English-Australian television host
1940 – Luis Cubilla , Uruguayan footballer and coach (d. 2013)
1942 – Daniel Dennett , American philosopher and academic
1942 – Kitanofuji Katsuaki , Japanese sumo wrestler, the 52nd Yokozuna
1942 – Neil Kinnock , Welsh politician, Vice-President of the European Commission
1942 – Mike Newell , English director and producer
1942 – Samuel Ramey , American opera singer
1942 – Conrad Schumann , East German border guard (d. 1998)
1942 – Jerry Sloan , American basketball player and coach
1943 – Richard Eyre , English director, producer, and screenwriter
1943 – Conchata Ferrell , American actress
1944 – Rick Barry , American basketball player and sportscaster
1944 – Ken Howard , American actor (d. 2016)
1945 – Rodrigo Duterte , Filipino politician, 16th President of the Philippines
1945 – Johnny Famechon , French-Australian boxer
1945 – Björn Hamilton , Swedish engineer and politician
1946 – Wubbo Ockels , Dutch physicist and astronaut (d. 2014)
1946 – Henry Paulson , American banker and politician, 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury
1946 – Alejandro Toledo , Peruvian economist and politician, 48th President of Peru
1947 – Greg Thompson , Canadian educator and politician, 25th Minister of Veterans Affairs (d. 2019)
1948 – John Evan , English keyboard player and songwriter
1948 – Janice Lynde , American actress
1948 – Dianne Wiest , American actress
1948 – Milan Williams , American keyboard player (d. 2006)
1949 – Ronnie Ray Smith , American sprinter (d. 2013)
1952 – Keith Ashfield , Canadian politician (d. 2018)
1952 – Tony Brise , English race car driver (d. 1975)
1953 – Melchior Ndadaye , Burundian banker and politician, 4th President of Burundi (d. 1993)
1953 – Rosemary Ashe , British actress and singer
1954 – Donald Brown , American pianist and educator
1955 – John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice , Northern Irish psychiatrist and politician, 1st Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
1955 – Reba McEntire , American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1956 – Susan Ershler , American mountaineer and author
1957 – Harvey Glance , American sprinter and coach
1958 – Edesio Alejandro , Cuban composer
1958 – Elisabeth Andreassen , Swedish-Norwegian singer
1958 – Bart Conner , American gymnast and sportscaster
1958 – Curt Hennig , American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2003)
1959 – Laura Chinchilla , Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica
1959 – Chiaki Morosawa , Japanese anime screenwriter (d. 2016)
1959 – Chris Myers , American journalist and sportscaster
1960 – Chris Barrie , British actor and comedian
1960 – José Maria Neves , Cape Verdeian politician, Prime Minister of Cape Verde
1960 – Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt , French-Belgian author and playwright
1961 – Byron Scott , American basketball player and coach
1962 – Jure Franko , Slovenian skier
1962 – Simon Bazalgette , English businessman
1963 – Jan Masiel , Polish politician
1964 – Karen Lumley , English politician
1966 – Cheryl James , American rapper and actress
1967 – John Ziegler , German-American radio host and director
1968 – Iris Chang , Chinese-American journalist and author (d. 2004)
1968 – Nasser Hussain , Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster
1968 – Colin Brazier , English journalist
1969 – Rodney Atkins , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969 – Brett Ratner , American director and producer
1970 – Vince Vaughn , American actor
1970 – Jennifer Weiner , American journalist and author
1971 – Christianne Meneses Jacobs , Nicaraguan-American journalist and educator
1971 – Orfeh , American singer, songwriter and actress
1972 – Nick Frost , English actor and screenwriter
1972 – Keith Tkachuk , American ice hockey player
1973 – Björn Kuipers , Dutch footballer and referee
1975 – Fabrizio Gollin , Italian race car driver
1975 – Kate Gosselin , American television personality
1975 – Iván Helguera , Spanish footballer
1975 – Shanna Moakler , American model
1976 – Dave Keuning , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Lauren Weisberger , American author
1978 – Nathan Cayless , Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
1979 – Shakib Khan , Bangladeshi film actor, producer, singer and media personality[8]
1980 – Cho Seung-woo , South Korean actor
1980 – David Lee , English footballer
1980 – Rasmus Seebach , Danish singer-songwriter and producer
1980 – Luke Walton , American basketball player
1981 – Lindsay Frimodt , American fashion model
1981 – Edwar Ramírez , American baseball player
1981 – Julia Stiles , American actress
1983 – Ladji Doucouré , French sprinter and hurdler
1984 – Shakib Khan , Bangladeshi actor
1984 – Christopher Samba , Congolese footballer
1984 – Nikki Sanderson , English actress
1985 – Stefano Ferrario , Italian footballer
1985 – Sauli Koskinen , Finnish TV host and entertainer
1985 – Steve Mandanda , French footballer
1985 – Stanislas Wawrinka , Swiss tennis player
1986 – Bowe Bergdahl , American sergeant
1986 – Lady Gaga , American singer-songwriter, dancer, producer, and actress
1986 – J-Kwon , American rapper
1986 – Amaia Salamanca , Spanish actress
1986 – Barbora Strýcová , Czech tennis player
1987 – Jean-Paul Adela , Seychellois footballer
1987 – Yohan Benalouane , French-Tunisian footballer
1987 – Simeon Jackson , Canadian soccer player
1987 – Kagney Linn Karter , American pornographic actress
1987 – Yotam Solomon , Israeli/American fashion designer
1987 – Mary Kate Wiles , American actress
1988 – Ryan Kalish , American baseball player
1988 – Lacey Turner , English actress
1989 – Afrikan Boy , English rapper
1989 – David Goodwillie , Scottish footballer
1989 – Lukas Jutkiewicz , English footballer
1989 – Mira Leung , Canadian figure skater
1989 – Marek Suchý , Czech footballer
1990 – Zac Clarke , Australian footballer
1990 – Zoella (Zoe Sugg), English Youtuber
1991 – Amy Bruckner , American actress
1991 – Lisa-Maria Moser , Austrian tennis player
1991 – Marie-Philip Poulin , Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Ondřej Palát , Czech ice hockey player
1992 – Sergi Gómez , Spanish footballer
1992 – Lucho Ayala , Filipino actor
1994 – Jackson Wang , Hong Kong rapper
1995 – Jonathan Drouin , Canadian ice hockey player
1996 – Matt Renshaw , English-Australian cricketer
2004 – Anna Shcherbakova , Russian figure skater (two-time Russian National Champion - '19 & '20)
Deaths [ ]
193 – Pertinax , Roman emperor (b. 126)
741 – Hatsusebe , Japanese princess
965 – Arnulf I , count of Flanders
966 – Flodoard , Frankish canon and chronicler
1072 – Ordulf, Duke of Saxony (b. 1022)
1134 – Saint Stephen Harding , founder of the Cistercian order
1239 – Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (b. 1180)
1241 – Valdemar II of Denmark (b. 1170)
1254 – William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (b. 1193)
1285 – Pope Martin IV (b. 1220)
1346 – Venturino of Bergamo , Dominican preacher (b. 1304)
1461 – John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford (b. 1435)
1563 – Heinrich Glarean , Swiss poet and theorist (b. 1488)
1566 – Sigismund von Herberstein , Austrian historian and diplomat (b. 1486)
1583 – Magnus, Duke of Holstein (b. 1540)
1584 – Ivan the Terrible , Russian king (b. 1530)
1687 – Constantijn Huygens , Dutch poet and composer (b. 1596)
1794 – Marquis de Condorcet , French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1743)
1818 – Antonio Capuzzi , Italian violinist and composer (b. 1755)
1865 – Petrus Hofman Peerlkamp , Dutch scholar and critic (b. 1786)
1866 – Solomon Foot , American lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
1868 – James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan , English lieutenant and politician (b. 1797)
1870 – George Henry Thomas , American general (b. 1816)
1874 – Peter Andreas Hansen , Danish-German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1795)
1881 – Modest Mussorgsky , Russian pianist and composer (b. 1839)
1893 – Edmund Kirby Smith , American general (b. 1824)
1900 – Piet Joubert , South African soldier and politician (b. 1831 or 1834)
1910 – Édouard Colonne , French violinist and conductor (b. 1838)
1917 – Albert Pinkham Ryder , American painter (b. 1847)
1923 – Charles Hubbard , American archer (b. 1849)
1927 – Joseph-Médard Émard , Canadian archbishop (b. 1853)
1929 – Katharine Lee Bates , American poet and songwriter (b. 1859)
1929 – Lomer Gouin , Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Quebec (b. 1861)
1934 – Mahmoud Mokhtar , Egyptian sculptor and educator (b. 1891)
1941 – Marcus Hurley , American basketball player and cyclist (b. 1883)
1941 – Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara , Indian police officer (b. 1877)
1941 – Virginia Woolf , English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (b. 1882)
1942 – Miguel Hernández , Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1910)
1943 – Sergei Rachmaninoff , Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1873)
1944 – Stephen Leacock , English-Canadian political scientist and author (b. 1869)
1947 – Karol Świerczewski , Polish general (b. 1897)
1949 – Grigoraș Dinicu , Romanian violinist and composer (b. 1889)
1953 – Jim Thorpe , American football player and coach (b. 1887)
1958 – W. C. Handy , American trumpet player and composer (b. 1873)
1962 – Hugo Wast , Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1883)
1963 – Antonius Bouwens , Dutch target shooter (b. 1876)
1965 – Clemence Dane , English author and playwright (b. 1888)
1965 – Jack Hoxie , American actor (b. 1885)
1969 – Dwight D. Eisenhower , American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (b. 1890)
1971 – Robert Hunter , American golfer (b. 1886)
1972 – Donie Bush , American baseball player, manager, and team owner (b. 1887)
1974 – Arthur Crudup , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1905)
1974 – Dorothy Fields , American songwriter (b. 1905)
1974 – Françoise Rosay , French actress (b. 1891)
1976 – Richard Arlen , American actor (b. 1898)
1977 – Eric Shipton , Sri Lankan-English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1907)
1980 – Dick Haymes , Argentinian-American actor and singer (b. 1918)
1982 – William Giauque , Canadian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
1984 – Carmen Dragon , American conductor and composer (b. 1914)
1985 – Marc Chagall , Russian-French painter and poet (b. 1887)
1986 – Virginia Gilmore . American actress (b. 1919)
1987 – Maria von Trapp , Austrian-American singer (b. 1905)
1992 – Nikolaos Platon , Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1909)
1993 – Scott Cunningham , American author (b. 1956)
1994 – Eugène Ionesco , Romanian-French playwright and critic (b. 1909)
1996 – Shin Kanemaru , Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1914)
1999 – Franco Gasparri , Italian actor (b. 1948)
2000 – Anthony Powell , English soldier and author (b. 1905)
2001 – Moe Koffman , Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (b. 1928)
2004 – Peter Ustinov , English-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2005 – Moura Lympany , English-Monacan pianist (b. 1916)
2005 – Robin Spry , Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
2006 – Pro Hart , Australian painter (b. 1928)
2006 – Vethathiri Maharishi , Indian philosopher and author (b. 1911)
2006 – Charles Schepens , Belgian-American ophthalmologist and author (b. 1912)
2006 – Caspar Weinberger , American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917)
2009 – Maurice Jarre , French-American composer and conductor (b. 1924)
2010 – June Havoc , American actress, dancer, and director (b. 1912)
2011 – Wenche Foss , Norwegian actress (b. 1917)
2012 – John Arden , English author and playwright (b. 1930)
2012 – Alexander Arutiunian , Armenian pianist and composer (b. 1920)
2012 – Harry Crews , American novelist, playwright, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1935)
2012 – Addie L. Wyatt , African American labor leader (b. 1924)[9]
2013 – George E. P. Box , English-American statistician and educator (b. 1919)
2013 – Manuel García Ferré , Spanish-Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2013 – Richard Griffiths , English actor (b. 1947)
2013 – Art Malone , American race car driver (b. 1936)
2013 – Hugh McCracken , American guitarist, harmonica player, and producer (b. 1942)[10]
2013 – Heinz Patzig , German footballer and manager (b. 1929)
2013 – Bob Teague , American college football star and television news-reporter (b. 1929)
2013 – Gus Triandos , American baseball player and scout (b. 1930)
2013 – Robert Zildjian , American businessman, founded Sabian (b. 1923)
2014 – Jeremiah Denton , American admiral and politician (b. 1924)
2014 – Lorenzo Semple, Jr. , American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)
2014 – Avraham Yaski , Israeli architect and academic (b. 1927)
2015 – Chuck Brayton , American baseball player and coach (b. 1925)[11]
2015 – Joseph Cassidy , Canadian-English priest and academic (b. 1954)[12]
2015 – Miroslav Ondříček , Czech cinematographer (b. 1934)[13]
2015 – Gene Saks , American actor and director (b. 1921)[14]
2016 – James Noble , American actor (b. 1922)[15]
Holidays and observances [ ]
Christian feast day :
Stephen Harding
Guntram
Priscus
Pope Sixtus III
Tuotilo
March 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Commemoration of Sen no Rikyū (Schools of Japanese tea ceremony )
Serfs Emancipation Day (Tibet )
Teachers' Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia )
References [ ]
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↑ Don Rayno (19 December 2012). Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music, 1930-1967 . Scarecrow Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-8108-8322-2 .
↑ Deborah Andrews (1992). Annual Obituary, 1991 . St. James Press. p. 306. ISBN 978-1-55862-175-6 .
↑ Edward S. Mihalkanin; Greenwood Press (2004). American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from John Jay to Colin Powell . Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-313-30828-4 .
↑ "Obituary: Lady Eileen Crofton, MBE, Doctor and founder of Action on Smoking and Health" . www.scotsman.com . Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
↑ Paul Michael (1969). Movie Greats: The Players, Directors, Producers . Garland Books. p. 1959.
↑ Culture, Desk (27 March 2018). "Happy birthday, Shakib Khan" . Daily Sun . Retrieved 14 January 2020 .
↑ Reese, Ronnie. "The Rev. Addie L. Wyatt, 1924-2012" . chicagotribune.com . Retrieved 2019-10-20 .
↑ Martin, Douglas (3 April 2013). "Hugh McCracken, a Studio Musician in High Demand, Dies at 70" . The New York Times . p. B8.
↑ Underwood, Roger (April 6, 2015). "WSU coaching legend Brayton dies at 89" . Yakima Herald . (Washington). Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
↑ Smith, Josh (29 March 2015). "St Chad's Principal passes away" . Palatinate . Durham University . Retrieved 9 May 2020 .
↑ "Czech Oscar-nominated cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek dies" . ceskenoviny.cz . 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2020 .
↑ Weber, Bruce (March 29, 2015). "Gene Saks, Tony-Winning Director of Neil Simon Hits, Dies at 93" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
↑ Hipes, Patrick (March 29, 2016). "James Noble Dies: 'Benson' Governor Was 94" . Deadline .
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