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Last updated: 2008 August 9.

1995 March 1 Edmund Boyd Fisher, publisher, dies at age 56. [1] In Moscow, Russian anti-corruption journalist Vladislav Listyev is killed by a gunman. [1] [29] Death of Georges Köhler in Feiburg, Germany; won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1984. [37] March 2 Hugo Cole, musician/critic, dies at age 77. [1] Vladislav Listyev, TV journalist, dies at age 48. [1] March 3 Gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar, dies at age 84. [1] Death of Howard W. Hunter, fourteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1907). [1] [29] Howard Yanks, founder of the Philadelphia folk festival, dies at age 65. [1] Pierre Tisseyre, publisher (Circle du livre de France), dies at age 85. [1] Shiv Verma, soldier, dies at age 85. [1] March 4 Eden Ahbez, songwriter, dies at age 86. [1] March 5 Marguerite Kelsey, English painter/sculptor model (Haunting), dies at age 86. [1] Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist, dies at age 82. [1] Vivian Stanshall, British musician (Magical Mystery Tour), dies at age 51 (born 1943). [1] [29] March 6 David Beinhoff, mayor, dies at age 24. [1] Delroy George Wilson, singer, dies at age 46. [1] Emile van Moerkerken, photographer (Ice Princess), dies at age 78. [1] Helene Weijel, author (In Two Worlds), dies at age 44. [1] March 7 Don Cook, British foreign correspondent, dies at age 74. [1] Jaap van den Hurk, TV-director (NCRV), dies. [1] Jacques Lefebvre Belgian, air force general, commits suicide at age 64. [1] John Arthur Neill Lambert, composer teacher organist, dies at age 69. [1] Paul-Emile Victor, French pole explorer, dies at age 87. [1] Thijmen Kuijt, resistance fighter/co-found paper (Typhoon), dies at age 82. [1] Death of Georges J.F. Kohler, German biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1946). [29] March 8 Ota Adler, Czechoslovakian/British fur trader (Jewish Aid Fund), dies at age 83. [1] Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan, novelist, dies at age 91. [1] Death of Ingo Schwichtenberg, drummer (Helloween) (suicide) (born 1965). [29] March 9 Ian Ballantine, publisher, dies of heart attack at age 79. [1] Ruud van den Hende, Dutch sports reporter, dies at age 63. [1] March 10 Alexander Hyatt-King, Mozart scholar, dies at age 84. [1] Carel Birnie, ballet producer, dies at age 69. [1] Hendrik W van Leeuwen, Dutch musician, dies at age 79. [1] Richard Baerlein, racing writer, dies at age 84. [1] March 11 Carel Birnie, founded Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at age 69. [1] Ernest Kabushemeye, Burundese minister of Mijnbouw, murdered. [1] Frank Fidler, artist, dies at age 84. [1] March 12 Death of Juanin Clay, American actress (born 1949). [29] March 13 John Silverlight, journalist, dies at age 75. [1] Leo Kaplan, lawyer (ASCAP), dies at age 89. [1] Death of Odette Sansom, French World War II heroine (born 1912). [29] Leon Day, baseball pitcher (Negro Leagues), dies of heart failure at 78 (born 1916). [1] [29] Lorraine Macleod, dancer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun), dies at age 65. [1] P C J van Lierde, Dutch vicar-general of Vatican (1951-91), dies at age 87. [1] March 14 Gerard Thomas Victory, composer, dies at age 73. [1] Johan W "Jo" van Marle, CEO (KNVB, 1980-93), dies at age 70. [1] William A Fowler, US nuclear/astro-physicist (Nobel Prize 1983), dies at age 83 (born 1911). [1] [29] March 15 Carlos Menem Jr, son of Argentine President, dies at age 26. [1] March 16 Albert Maurice Hackett, playwright/screenwriter, dies at age 95. [1] Clan Fraser of Lovat, soldier/landowner, dies at age 83. [1] Lord Lovat [Shimi], Scottish landowner, dies at age 83. [1] Sydney Simone, band leader, dies at age 80. [1] March 17 Ahmad Khomeini, youngest son of Iran ayatollah Khomeini, dies at age 48. [1] Donald Baverstock, television producer, dies at age 71. [1] Marcus Jan Adriani, biologist/director (Weevers' Duin), dies at age 56. [1] Rick Aviles, US comic/actor (Ghost), dies of AIDS (born 1952). [1] [29] Ronald Kray, English gangster (The Firm), dies at age 61 (born 1933). [1] [29] Sunnyland Smart, jazz/blues singer/pianist (Delta Blues), dies at age 87. [1] March 18 Charles Drain, singer, dies at age 65. [1] Frederic Ramsey Jr, folklorist/author, dies at age 80. [1] Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Raskolnikov), dies at age 84. [1] Death of Robin Jacques, illustrator of children's books (born 1920). [29] March 19 Fernand Lodewick, literature historian (Literature), dies at age 85. [1] Gerard Tebroke, 5km and 10km-dasher, dies at age 45. [1] Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician, dies at age 83. [1] Death of Yasuo Yamada, Japanese voice actor (born 1932). [29] March 20 Merv Harvey, cricketer (scored 12 and 31 in Test Australia vs England 46-47), dies. [1] Rachida Hammadi, Algerian TV journalist, murdered at age 32. [1] Sidney Kingsley, US playwright (Pulitzer prize 1934), dies at age 88. [1] March 21 Daan Wildschut, Dutch painter/author, dies at age 81. [1] Etienne Martin, French sculptor, dies at age 82. [1] Norman Schwartz, record producer, dies at age 66. [1] Robert Urquhart, actor (Dunkirk, Bulldog Breed), dies at age 72. [1] March 22 Peter Woods, newsreader, dies at age 64. [1] March 23 Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash. [1] Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar, composer/songwriter, dies at age 61. [1] Davie Cooper, Scottish soccer star, dies at age 39 (born 1956). [1] [29] Irving Shulman, author/screenwriter, dies at age 81. [1] Ripley L Ingram, singer, dies at age 65. [1] Robert Turner, winner of first All-American Soap Box Derby, dies at age 72. [1] Russell Reading Braddon, author, dies at age 74. [1] March 24 Anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman, dies at age 88. [1] Joey Long, blues/cajun guitarist, dies at age 62. [1] Trevor Oswald Ling, religious studies professor, dies at age 75. [1] March 25 James Gardner, designer, dies at age 87. [1] Peter Herbert Penwarden, priest, dies at age 73. [1] Warren E Burger, chief justice of US (1969-86), dies. [1] March 26 Eric "Easy E" Wright, American rapper and record producer, dies at 31 (born 1963). [1] [29] March 27 Albert Drach, writer, dies. [1] Bernard Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds), dies at age 67. [1] Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer, dies at age 75. [1] Death of Maurizio Gucci, Italian businessman (murdered) (born 1948). [29] Rene Allio, film director, dies at age 70. [1] March 28 Hugh Edward R O'Connor, actor (In the Heat of the Night), dies of drug overdose at age 32. [1] Jack Regan, broadcaster, dies at age 53. [1] Vivienne Byerley, publicist, dies at age 88. [1] March 29 Carl E Jefferson, record company owner, dies at age 74. [1] Eddie Williams Wiggins, alto saxophone/comedian, dies at age 78. [1] James Eric Storrar, fighter pilot, dies at age 74. [1] Death of Tony Lock, English cricketer (born 1929). [29] (March 30 [1]) John Elliott Terry, film financier, dies at age 82. [1] March 30 Graham Anthony Richard Lock, cricketer, dies at age 65. [1] Paul A Rothchild, record producer, dies at age 59. [1] Rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger, dies at age 82. [1] March 31 Carl M Story, fiddler, dies at age 78. [1] In Corpus Christi, Texas, Latin superstar Selena Quintanilla Perez is shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her own fan club. [1] [29] April 1 Cheryl Waltz, author/film producer, dies at age 50. [1] Francisco Moncion, dancer, dies at age 73. [1] Johnny Nicholss, footballer, dies at age 63. [1] Lucie Rie, potter, dies at age 93. [1] Richard Pool, naval Officer, dies at age 75. [1] Sampson DeBrier, actor (Inauguration of Pleasure Dome), dies at age 86. [1] April 2 Hannes Alfven, Swedish physicist (Nobel Prize), dies at age 86 (born 1908). [1] [29] Harvey Penick, premier golf instructor/author, dies at age 90 (born 1904). [1] [29] Julius Arthur Hemphill, saxophonist, dies at age 57. [1] April 3 David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer, dies at age 86. [1] Harvey Pennick, golfer/teacher, dies at age 89. [1] April 4 Kenny Everett, British comedian/disc Jockey, dies at age 50 (born 1944). [1] [29] Peter Brinson, dance educationalist, dies at age 67. [1] Priscilla Lane, actress (Saboteur, Bodyguard), dies at age 77. [1] April 5 Christian Pineau, French politician, dies. [1] April 6 Vieno J Sukselainen, Prime Minister of Finland (1959-61), dies. [1] April 7 Philip Vincent Belloc Jebb, architect, dies at age 68. [1] April 8 Maurice Allom, cricketer (14 Test wickets-New Zealand debut hat-trick), dies. [1] April 9 James Bullock, colliery manager, dies at age 92. [1] April 10 Chen Yun, Vice-Premier of China (1949-75, 79-80), dies. [1] Glyn Jones, writer, dies at age 90. [1] Gunter Guillaume, German politican, dies. [1] Joseph Anthony "Joe" Richards, singer/actor (Colorado Ranger), dies at age 44. [1] Morarji Desai, Prime Minister of India (1977-79), dies (born 1896). [1] [29] April 12 Chris Pyne, trombonist, dies at age 56. [1] April 13 Edward Firth Henderson, arabist, dies at age 77. [1] Lawrence Allan Laurie Scott, script writer, dies at age 87. [1] April 14 Brian Coffey, poet, dies at age 89. [1] Burl Ives, American folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at age 85 (born 1909). [1] [5] [29] Donald Keech, entrepreneur, dies at age 74. [1] James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist, dies at age 75. [1] Michael Scott Montague Fordham, jungian analyst educator, dies at age 89. [1] April 15 Cleo Brown, pianist, dies at age 91. [1] Denis Harding, soldier, dies at age 79. [1] Death of Harry Shoulberg, American painter and serigrapher (born 1903). [29] April 16 Arthur English, comedian, dies at age 75. [1] Cheyenne Brando, daughter of Marlon, commits suicide. [1] Cy[ril Raker] Endfield, film director (Universal Soldier), dies at age 80. [1] Stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster, dies at age 86. [1] April 17 A R A (Anton) Murray, cricketer (289 runs and 11 wickets in 10 Tests), dies. [1] Nancy Mayhew Youngman, artist/educator, dies at age 88. [1] April 18 Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (1958-62), dies (born 1908). [1] [29] April 19 "King" Herbert Whitaker, tenor sax, dies at age 66. [1] Igor Hajek, translator/writer, dies at age 64. [1] J[oseph] Peter Grace, CEO (W R Grace), dies at age 82. [1] Kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/Orientalist, dies at age 70. [1] April 20 Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies. [1] R E S Wyatt, cricketer (England captain 16 times), dies. [1] Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper (1979 World Cup), death by suicide. [1] Tessie O'Shea, entertainer, dies at age 81. [1] April 21 Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, cricketer, dies at age 93. [1] Stafford Heginbotham, toymaker/Football Club Chairman, dies at age 61. [1] April 22 Don Pullen, pianist/composer, dies at age 53. [1] Maggie Kuhn, activist (Gray Panthers), dies at age 89. [1] April 23 Howard Cosell, American sportscaster (Monday Night Football), dies at age 77 (born 1918). [1] [29] John Stennis, Senator-Democrat-Mississippi, dies at age 93. [1] Lonesome Sundown, blues singer/guitarist, dies at age 66. [1] Robert Selby Taylor, bishop, dies at age 86. [1] April 24 Douglas Gunsekera, banker, dies at age 77. [1] Death of Art Fleming, American actor and game show host (Jeopardy), at age 74 (born 1924). [29] (April 25 [1]) April 25 Francis Henry Smith, librarian, dies at age 85. [1] Ginger Rogers, American actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), dies at age 83 (born 1911). [1] [29] Joseph Heifitz, film director, dies at age 89. [1] Death of Andrea Fortunato, football player (born 1971). [29] April 26 Alexander Knox, actor/writer (Gorky Park, Accident), dies at age 88. [1] April 28 Andrew Salkey, author editor/broadcaster, dies at age 67. [1] Henry C Rogers, press agent, dies at age 81. [1] Peaches Roy Davis, baseball pitcher, dies at age 89. [1] April 29 Robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at age 57. [1] April 30 Donald Edwin White, ad copywriter/opera administrator, dies at age 59. [1] Reinaldo de Carvalho, carnival king, dies at age 34. [1]