Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Mar-12

Died on This Day (Mar-12)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Dick Fosbury Dick Fosbury Richard Douglas Fosbury is an American retired high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field. American high jumper 76 2
Traci Braxton Traci Braxton Traci Renee Braxton was an American singer, reality television personality, and radio personality. American singer 50 3
Goodwill Zwelithini Goodwill Zwelithini King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu was the reigning King of the Zulu nation from 1968 to his death in 2021. King of the Zulu nation 72 4
Danny Ray Thompson Danny Ray Thompson Danny Ray Thompson was an American jazz musician. He played baritone saxophone with the Sun Ra Arkestra and managed the band for a period of time. American jazz musician 72 5
Nokie Edwards Nokie Edwards Nole Floyd "Nokie" Edwards was an American musician and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. American musician 82 7
Lloyd Shapley Lloyd Shapley Lloyd Stowell Shapley was an American mathematician and Nobel Prize-winning economist. American mathematician and economist 92 9
Terry Pratchett Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. Comic sci-fri writer 66 10
George Byrd George Byrd George Byrd was an American conductor. During the 1980s he performed mainly in Germany. American conductor 83 15
Leonore Annenberg Leonore Annenberg Leonore Cohn Annenberg , also known as Lee Annenberg, was an American businesswoman, diplomat, and philanthropist. US presidential advisor 91 16
Howard Metzenbaum Howard Metzenbaum Howard Morton Metzenbaum was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U. United States Senator 90 17
Raymond Normand Raymond Normand Raymond Normand – 12 March 2000, Aix-en-Provence; buried in Ventabren) was a French painter. French painter 80 25
Harry Herrmann Harry Herrmann The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. German paratrooper and Knight's Cross recipient 85 30
Philippe Soupault Philippe Soupault Philippe Soupault was a French writer and poet, novelist, critic, and political activist. French writer 92 35
Eugene Ormandy Eugene Ormandy Eugene Ormandy was a Hungarian-born American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. Conductor 85 40
Ernő Gerő Ernő Gerő Erno Gero was a Hungarian Communist leader in the period after World War II and briefly in 1956 the most powerful man in Hungary as the second secretary of its ruling communist party. Hungarian politician 81 45
Hermann Lang Hermann Lang The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military of Nazi Germany during World War II. SS officer 52 50
Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. , nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. American saxophonist and composer 34 70
Heinrich Mann Heinrich Mann Luiz Heinrich Mann , best known as simply Heinrich Mann, was a German author known for his socio-political novels. German poet 78 75
Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese statesman, physician, and political philosopher, who served as the first provisional president of the Republic of China and the first leader of the Kuomintang . Chinese revolutionary 58 100
Maximin Isnard Maximin Isnard Maximin Isnard , French revolutionary, was a dealer in perfumery at Draguignan when he was elected deputy for the département of the Var to the Legislative Assembly, where he joined the Girondists. French politician 69 200