People who died on March 3 91
Winwaloe
d. 532
Winwaloe, saint and founder of Landévennec Abbey (b. c. 460)
Bohemond I of Antioch
d. 1111 (b. 1058)
Bohemond I of Antioch (b. 1058)
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Hugh de Puiset
d. 1195
Hugh de Puiset, bishop of Durham (b. c. 1125)
Vladimir IV Rurikovich
d. 1239 (b. 1187)
Vladimir IV Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187)
Antony Bek (bishop of Durham)
d. 1311
Antony Bek, bishop of Durham
Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle
d. 1323
Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English military leader
Ausiàs March
d. 1459 (b. 1397)
Ausiàs March, Catalan knight and poet (b. 1397)
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Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle
d. 1542
Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle, illegitimate son of King Edward IV of England
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
d. 1554 (b. 1503)
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)
Sebastiano Venier
d. 1578 (b. 1496)
Sebastiano Venier, Doge of Venice (b. 1496)
Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu
d. 1578
Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu, Ottoman Greek magnate
Henry XI of Legnica
d. 1588 (b. 1539)
Henry XI of Legnica, thrice Duke of Legnica (d. 1588)
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Michael Coxcie
d. 1592 (b. 1499)
Michael Coxcie, Flemish painter (b. 1499)
Pope Clement VIII
d. 1605 (b. 1536)
Pope Clement VIII (d. 1605)
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus
d. 1611 (b. 1552)
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (b. 1552)
Matthias de l'Obel
d. 1616 (b. 1538)
Matthias de l'Obel, physician of James I (b. 1538)
Robert Hooke
d. 1703 (b. 1635)
Robert Hooke, English physicist and chemist (d. 1703)
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Johann Pachelbel
d. 1706 (b. 1653)
Johann Pachelbel, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1706)
Jean Barbeyrac
d. 1744 (b. 1674)
Jean Barbeyrac, French scholar and jurist (b. 1674)
William Stukeley
d. 1765 (b. 1687)
William Stukeley, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1687)
Nicola Porpora
d. 1768 (b. 1686)
Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator (d. 1768)
Robert Adam
d. 1792 (b. 1728)
Robert Adam, Scottish-English architect, designed Culzean Castle (d. 1792)
Oliver Cowdery
d. 1850 (b. 1806)
Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (b. 1806)
Ned Williamson
d. 1894 (b. 1857)
Ned Williamson, American baseball player (b. 1857)
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George Gilman
d. 1901 (b. 1826)
George Gilman, American businessman, founded The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (b. 1826)
Antonio Annetto Caruana
d. 1905 (b. 1830)
Antonio Annetto Caruana, Maltese archaeologist and author (b. 1830)
Mikhail Artsybashev
d. 1927 (b. 1878)
Mikhail Artsybashev, Ukrainian author and playwright (b. 1878)
J. G. Parry-Thomas
d. 1927 (b. 1884)
J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer (d. 1927)
Katharine Wright
d. 1929 (b. 1874)
Katharine Wright, American educator (b. 1874)
Eugen d'Albert
d. 1932 (b. 1864)
Eugen d'Albert, Scottish-German pianist and composer (d. 1932)
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George Thompson (cricketer)
d. 1943 (b. 1877)
George Thompson, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1877)
Lou Costello
d. 1959 (b. 1906)
Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (d. 1959)
Paul Wittgenstein
d. 1961 (b. 1887)
Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-American pianist (b. 1887)
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Joseph Fields
d. 1966 (b. 1895)
Joseph Fields, American playwright, director, and producer (b. 1895)
William Frawley
d. 1966 (b. 1887)
William Frawley, American actor and vaudevillian (d. 1966)
Alice Pearce
d. 1966 (b. 1917)
Alice Pearce, American actress (b. 1917)
Rebecca Lancefield
d. 1981 (b. 1905)
Rebecca Lancefield, American microbiologist and researcher (b. 1905)
Firaq Gorakhpuri
d. 1982 (b. 1896)
Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian author, poet, and critic (d. 1982)
Georges Perec
d. 1982 (b. 1936)
Georges Perec, French author and screenwriter (d. 1982)
Hergé
d. 1983 (b. 1907)
Hergé, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1983)
Danny Kaye
d. 1987 (b. 1911)
Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987)
Henryk Szeryng
d. 1988 (b. 1918)
Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988)
Sewall Wright
d. 1988 (b. 1889)
Sewall Wright, American biologist and geneticist (b. 1889)
Charlotte Moore Sitterly
d. 1990 (b. 1898)
Charlotte Moore Sitterly, American astronomer (d. 1990)
Arthur Murray
d. 1991 (b. 1895)
Arthur Murray, American dancer and educator (d. 1991)
William Penney, Baron Penney
d. 1991 (b. 1909)
William Penney, Baron Penney, Gibraltar-born English mathematician, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)
Mel Bradford
d. 1993 (b. 1934)
Mel Bradford, American author and critic (b. 1934)
Carlos Marcello
d. 1993 (b. 1910)
Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-American gangster (d. 1993)
Carlos Montoya
d. 1993 (b. 1903)
Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitarist and composer (b. 1903)
Albert Sabin
d. 1993 (b. 1906)
Albert Sabin, Polish-American physician and virologist, developed the polio vaccine (d. 1993)
John Edward Williams
d. 1994 (b. 1922)
John Edward Williams, American author and educator (d. 1994)
Howard W. Hunter
d. 1995 (b. 1907)
Howard W. Hunter, American religious leader, 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1907)
Marguerite Duras
d. 1996 (b. 1914)
Marguerite Duras, French novelist, screenwriter, and director (d. 1996)
John Krol
d. 1996 (b. 1910)
John Krol, American cardinal (b. 1910)
Fred W. Friendly
d. 1998 (b. 1915)
Fred W. Friendly, American journalist and broadcaster (b. 1915)
Gerhard Herzberg
d. 1999 (b. 1904)
Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
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Lee Philips
d. 1999 (b. 1927)
Lee Philips, American actor and director (b. 1927)
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Toni Ortelli
d. 2000 (b. 1904)
Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1904)
Louis Edmonds
d. 2001 (b. 1923)
Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)
Eugene Sledge
d. 2001 (b. 1923)
Eugene Sledge, American soldier, author, and academic (b. 1923)
G. M. C. Balayogi
d. 2002 (b. 1951)
G. M. C. Balayogi, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b. 1951)
Horst Buchholz
d. 2003 (b. 1933)
Horst Buchholz, German actor (b. 1933)
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Luis Marden
d. 2003 (b. 1913)
Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003)
Goffredo Petrassi
d. 2003 (b. 1904)
Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2003)
Max Fisher
d. 2005 (b. 1928)
Max Fisher, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1928)
Ivor Cutler
d. 2006 (b. 1923)
Ivor Cutler, Scottish pianist, songwriter, and poet (d. 2006)
Else Fisher
d. 2006 (b. 1918)
Else Fisher, Australian-Swedish dancer, choreographer, and director (b. 1918)
William Herskovic
d. 2006 (b. 1914)
William Herskovic, Hungarian-American humanitarian (b. 1914)
Osvaldo Cavandoli
d. 2007 (b. 1920)
Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist (d. 2007)
Giuseppe Di Stefano
d. 2008 (b. 1921)
Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2008)
Norman Smith (record producer)
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Norman Smith, English drummer and producer (b. 1923)
Gilbert Parent
d. 2009 (b. 1935)
Gilbert Parent, Canadian educator and politician, 33rd Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (d. 2009)
Keith Alexander (footballer)
d. 2010 (b. 1956)
Keith Alexander, English footballer and manager (b. 1956)
Michael Foot
d. 2010 (b. 1913)
Michael Foot, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Employment (d. 2010)
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May Cutler
d. 2011 (b. 1923)
May Cutler, Canadian journalist, author, and politician (b. 1923)
Ralph McQuarrie
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Ralph McQuarrie, American illustrator (d. 2012)
Ronnie Montrose
d. 2012 (b. 1947)
Ronnie Montrose, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1947)
Alex Webster (American football)
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Alex Webster, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
Luis Cubilla
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer and coach (d. 2013)
Bobby Rogers
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
Bobby Rogers, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
Robert Ashley
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Robert Ashley, American soldier and composer (d. 2014)
Sherwin B. Nuland
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Sherwin B. Nuland, American surgeon, author, and educator (b. 1930)
William R. Pogue
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
William R. Pogue, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1930)
Don Shows
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
Don Shows, American football player and coach (b. 1940)
Ernest Braun
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Ernest Braun, Austrian-English physicist and academic (b. 1925)
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M. Stanton Evans
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
M. Stanton Evans, American journalist and author (b. 1934)
Hayabusa (wrestler)
d. 2016 (b. 1968)
Hayabusa, Japanese wrestler (b. 1968)
Berta Cáceres
d. 2016 (b. 1973)
Berta Cáceres, Honduran environmentalist (b. 1973)
Martin Crowe
d. 2016 (b. 1962)
Martin Crowe, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2016)
Thanat Khoman
d. 2016 (b. 1914)
Thanat Khoman, Thai politician and diplomat, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1914)
René Préval
d. 2017 (b. 1943)
René Préval, Haitian agronomist and politician, 52nd President of Haiti (d. 2017)