Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Mar-17

Died on This Day (Mar-17)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Cola Boyy Cola Boyy Matthew Urango, known professionally as Cola Boyy, is a musician and activist based in Oxnard, California. American musician 34 1
Lance Reddick Lance Reddick Lance Reddick is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing Cedric Daniels in The Wire , Phillip Broyles in Fringe , and Chief Irvin Irving in Bosch . American actor and musician 60 2
Hisanori Takada Hisanori Takada Hisanori Takada was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Japanese footballer 40 3
John Magufuli John Magufuli John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. President of Tanzania 61 4
Betty Williams Betty Williams Elizabeth Williams was a peace activist from Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland peace activist 76 5
Andre Williams Andre Williams Zephire Andre Williams was an American R&B musician who started his career in the 1950s at Fortune Records in Detroit. American R&B musician 82 6
Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell Roger Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell, PC was a British Conservative Party politician who served as an MP from 1970 until 1987 and as Secretary of State for Wales during the first two terms of the Thatcher government. Secretary of State for Wales 84 7
Derek Walcott Derek Walcott Sir Derek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OCC was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. Saint Lucian poet and playwright 87 8
Cliff Michelmore Cliff Michelmore Arthur Clifford Michelmore CBE was an English television presenter and producer. English television presenter and producer 96 9
Alex Chilton Alex Chilton William Alexander Chilton was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star. American musician 59 15
George Kennan George Kennan George Frost Kennan was an American diplomat and historian. US Ambassador 101 20
Edward F. Knipling Edward F. Knipling Edward Fred Knipling was an American entomologist, who along with his longtime colleague , received the 1992 World Food Prize for their collaborative achievements in developing the sterile insect technique for eradicating or suppressing the threat posed by pests to the livestock and crops that contribute to the world's food supply. American entomologist 90 25
Ronnie Kray Ronnie Kray Ronald Kray and Reginald Kray were identical twin brothers, gangsters and convicted criminals. English Gangster 61 30
Capucine Capucine Capucine was a French fashion model and actress known for her comedic roles in The Pink Panther and What's New Pussycat? . Actress, model 62 35
Eva Morrison Eva Morrison Eva Belle Morrison Abdou was a Boston hospital librarian, and a long distance swimmer who made three attempts to cross the English Channel. Distance swimmer 73 40
Boun Oum Boun Oum Prince Boun Oum was the son of King Ratsadanay, and was the hereditary prince of Champassak and also Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos from March 1949 to February 1950 and again from December 1960 to June 1962. Laotian politician 67 45
Princess Feodora of Denmark Princess Feodora of Denmark Princess Feodora of Denmark was a Danish princess as a daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark. Danish princess 64 50
Adolf Meyer Adolf Meyer Adolf Meyer was a Swiss-born psychiatrist who rose to prominence as the first psychiatrist-in-chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital . American psychiatrist 83 75
Aleksandr Gerngross Aleksandr Gerngross Baron Alexandr Alekseyevich Gerngross was a general of Dutch origin who served in the Imperial Russian Army during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Russian general 73 100
Ferdinand Laub Ferdinand Laub Ferdinand Laub was a Czech violinist and composer. Czech musician 43 150