Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Mar-08

Died on This Day (Mar-08)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Tommy McAvoy Tommy McAvoy Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy, Baron McAvoy, KBE, PC is a British Labour and Co-operative politician serving as a life peer in the House of Lords since 2010. British MP 80 1
  Bert I. Gordon Bert Ira Gordon is an American filmmaker and visual effects artist. American filmmaker 100 2
  Ron Pember Ronald Henry Pember was an English actor, stage director and dramatist. British actor 87 3
Joey Benjamin Joey Benjamin Joseph Emmanuel Benjamin was a St Kitts–born English cricketer who played in one Test match and two One Day Internationals in 1994 and 1995. St Kitts-born English cricketer 60 4
Max von Sydow Max von Sydow Max von Sydow was a Swedish-French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages. Swedish actor 90 5
Michael Gielen Michael Gielen Michael Andreas Gielen was an Austrian conductor and composer known for promoting contemporary music in opera and concert. Austrian conductor and composer 91 6
  Wilson Harris Sir Theodore Wilson Harris was a Guyanese writer. He initially wrote poetry, but subsequently became a novelist and essayist. Guyanese writer 96 7
Lou Duva Lou Duva Louis Duva was a boxing trainer, manager and boxing promoter who handled nineteen world champions. Boxing trainer and manager 94 8
George Martin George Martin Sir George Henry Martin CBE was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. English record producer 90 9
Sam Simon Sam Simon Samuel Michael Simon was an American director, producer, writer, animal rights activist and philanthropist, who co-developed the television series The Simpsons. American film director 59 10
Albert P. Clark Albert P. Clark Lieutenant General Albert Patton Clark was the sixth superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado. United States Air Force general 96 15
Hank Locklin Hank Locklin Hank Locklin was an American country music singer-songwriter. American musician 91 16
John Inman John Inman Frederick John Inman was an English actor and singer best known for his role as Mr. English actor and singer 71 18
Aslan Maskhadov Aslan Maskhadov Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov ???´???? ?????´???; Chechen: ???????? ???-??? ????? , romanized: Masxadan Ali-voj Aslan ; 21 September 1951 – 8 March 2005) was a Soviet and Chechen politician and military commander who served as the third president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Chechen President 53 20
Erich Hohagen Erich Hohagen Erich Hohagen was a German general in the Bundeswehr. German flying ace 75 35
Edward Andrews Edward Andrews Edward Bryan Andrews Jr. was an American stage, film and television actor. American actor 70 40
Joseph Bech Joseph Bech Joseph Bech was a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer. Prime Minister of Luxembourg 88 50
Alberto Ohaco Alberto Ohaco Alberto Ohaco was an Argentine footballer who played for Racing Club de Avellaneda. Argentine footballer 66 75
William Howard Taft William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States and the tenth chief justice of the United States , the only person to have held both offices. President of the United States 72 95
David Wallis Reeves David Wallis Reeves David Wallis Reeves , also known as D. W. Reeves or Wally Reeves, was an American composer, cornetist, and bandleader. American bandleader and composer 62 125