Deaths Date 2016 March | History by KabAstro

Martin Crowe (1962-2016)

Mar 3 New Zealand cricketer and batsman, dies of cancer at 53

Mar 4 P.A. Sangma, Indian politician (4th Chief Minister of Meghalaya), dies at 68
Mar 4 Pat Conroy, American writer (The Great Santini, Prince of Tides), dies at 70
Mar 4 Zhou Xiaoyan, Chinese operatic soprano and pedagogue (Shanghai Conservatory, 1949-65 and 1970-78), dies at 98
Mar 5 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Austrian conductor (Early Music Movement), dies at 86
Mar 5 Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer (invented email and the @ sign), dies at 74

Nancy Reagan (1921-2016)

Mar 6 US First Lady (1981-89), dies at 94

Mar 7 Michael White, British theater/film producer (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), dies at 80

George Martin (1926-2016)

Mar 8 British record producer (The Beatles), dies at 90

Mar 9 Bill Wade, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1958, 63; LA Rams, Chicago Bears), dies at 85

John Gutfreund (1929-2016)

Mar 9 American investment banker, CEO of Salomon Brothers (King of Wall Street), dies at 86

Mar 9 Juvenal "Naná' Vasconcelos, Brazilian jazz and world music percussionist, and berimbau player (Pat Metheny, Björk, Milton Nascimento), dies of lung cancer at 71
Mar 9 Robert Horton [Meade Howard Horton Jr.], American actor and singer (Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena), dies at 91
Mar 10 Anita Brookner, English novelist (Hotel du Lac) and art historian, dies at 87
Mar 10 Ernestine Anderson, American jazz vocalist and blues singer, dies at 87
Mar 10 Gogi Grant [Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg], American singer ("The Wayward Wind"), dies at 91
Mar 10 Keith Emerson, English rock keyboardist (Emerson, Lake & Palmer), commits suicide at 71
Mar 10 Ken Adam, British film production designer (James Bond sets), dies at 95
Mar 11 Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper (Olympic gold 1960), dies at 79
Mar 12 Lloyd Shapley, American Mathematician (2012 Nobel Prize, Game Theory), dies at 92
Mar 13 Adrienne Corri, British actress (River, Doctor Zhivago), dies at 85
Mar 13 Hilary Putnam, American philosopher, dies at 89
Mar 13 Martin Olav Sabo, American politician (Rep-D-MN, 1979-2007), dies at 78
Mar 14 Peter Maxwell Davies, British composer (Prolation, Taverner), dies at 81
Mar 16 Cliff Michelmore, English television presenter and producer (Tonight; Day By Day), dies at 96
Mar 16 Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and bandleaderr, dies at 72
Mar 17 Paul Daniels, British magician (The Paul Daniels Magic Show), dies at 77
Mar 18 Jan Nemec, Czech film director (Diamonds of the Night), dies at 79
Mar 18 Joe Santos, American actor (Rockford files), dies at 84
Mar 20 Anker Jørgensen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (1972-3, 75-82), dies at 93
Mar 20 Peter Williams, British organist and musicologist, dies at 78

Andrew Grove (1936-2016)

Mar 21 Hungarian-American pioneer in the semiconductor industry, one of the founders and CEO of Intel, and philanthropist, dies at 79

Mar 21 Peter Brown [Pierre Lind de Lappe], American actor (Lawman, Laredo, Bold & Beautiful), dies at 80
Mar 21 Robert McNeill Alexander, British zoologist (estimated speed of dinosaurs), dies at 81
Mar 22 Eli Louw, South African politician (Minister of Transport), dies at 88
Mar 22 Phife Dawg [Malik Taylor] American rapper (A Tribe called Quest), dies from diabetes complications at 45
Mar 22 Rita Gam, American actress (Night People, Hannibal), dies at 88
Mar 22 Rob Ford, Canadian politician (Toronto mayor caught with cocaine), dies at 46
Mar 23 Gegham Grigorian, Armenian operatic tenor, and artistic director (Yerevan Opera, 2000-07), dies at 65
Mar 23 Joe Garagiola, American MLB catcher (4 teams, 1946-54), sportscaster, and TV host (Today Show), dies at 90
Mar 23 Ken Howard, American actor (The White Shadow), dies at 71
Mar 23 Peter Moores, British businessman and director (Littlewoods), dies at 83
Mar 24 Earl Hamner Jr., American creator and narrator of TV show "The Waltons", dies at 92
Mar 24 Garry Shandling, American comedian (It's Garry Shandling's Show, Larry Sanders Show), dies at 66

Johan Cruyff (1947-2016)

Mar 24 Dutch soccer player and coach (Ajax/Barcelona), dies at 68

Mar 24 Kevin Turner, American football fullback (Philadelphia Eagles) and plaintiff against NFL (concussion case), dies of ALS at 46
Mar 26 David Baker, American jazz trombonist and cellist, jazz and classical composer (Reflections), and educator (Indiana University), dies at 84
Mar 26 Jim Harrison, American poet and novelist (Legends of the Fall), dies at 78
Mar 27 Mother Angelica, Catholic American Franciscan nun, dies at 92
Mar 28 James Noble, American actor (Benson, 1776, Airplane II: The Sequel), dies of a stroke at 94
Mar 28 Peggy Fortnum, British Illustrator (first to draw Paddington Bear), dies at 96
Mar 29 Jean Lapierre, Canadian politician and television host, dies at 59

Patty Duke (1946-2016)

Mar 29 American Academy and Emmy awarding actress (The Miracle Worker; The Patty Duke Show), and mental health advocate, dies of sepsis from a ruptured intestine at 69 [1]

Mar 30 Bram Beekman, Dutch organist, composer and teacher (Brabants Conservatory, 1980-2012), dies at 66
Mar 30 Gianmaria Testa, Italian singer-songwriter, dies of cancer at 57
Mar 30 Howard Cable, Canadian conductor, arranger, and composer, dies at 95
Mar 30 Mike Gibbons, American rocker (Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods - "Billy Don't Be A Hero"), dies at 69
Mar 31 Douglas Wilmer, British actor (Sherlock Holmes, Octopussy, El Cid), dies of pneumonia at 96
Mar 31 Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (FDP), worked to re-unify Germany, dies at 89

Imre Kertész (1929-2016)

Mar 31 Hungarian writer (Nobel Laureate 2002) and concentration camp survivor, dies at 86

Mar 31 Ronnie Corbett, British comedian (The Two Ronnies), dies at 85
Mar 31 Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-British acchitect (London Aquatic Centre; Pritzker Prize - 2004), dies at 65