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Who died on 12 March?

Celebrities who died on 12 March

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Oldest

101 years, 3 months, 11 days

Youngest

19 years, 3 months, 1 day

Born first

27 March 1871

Died first

12 March 1934

Born last

1982

Died last

12 March 2023

English author Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett

English author

2015
American jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker

American jazz saxophonist and composer

1955
Zulu king  Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu

Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu

Zulu king

2021
American athletics competitor, high jumper Dick Fosbury

Dick Fosbury

American athletics competitor, high jumper

2023
American violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin

Yehudi Menuhin

American violinist and conductor

1999
French actress Tonie Marshall

Tonie Marshall

French actress

2020
American mass murderer  Ronald DeFeo Jr.

Ronald DeFeo Jr.

American mass murderer

2021
Talk show host, singer, actor, DJ Morton Downey

Morton Downey

Talk show host, singer, actor, DJ

2001
American singer and media personality  Traci Braxton

Traci Braxton

American singer and media personality

2022
Czech composer and pianist Marek Kopelent

Marek Kopelent

Czech composer and pianist

2023
American actress Valentine Grant

Valentine Grant

American actress

1949
Russian stage actress Näcibä İxsanova

Näcibä İxsanova

Russian stage actress

2021
British actor Maurice Evans

Maurice Evans

British actor

1989
German author Arnfrid Astel

Arnfrid Astel

German author

2018
American baseball player Jim Derrington

Jim Derrington

American baseball player

2020
British Roman Catholic politician and life peer  Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton

Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton

British Roman Catholic politician and life peer

2023
American rapper Craig Mack

Craig Mack

American rapper

2018
Czech director, professor and university educator Věra Chytilová

Věra Chytilová

Czech director, professor and university educator

2014
Soviet and Russian actor and theatre director Oleg Tabakov

Oleg Tabakov

Soviet and Russian actor and theatre director

2018
American baseball player and coach Frankie Frisch

Frankie Frisch

American baseball player and coach

1973
American musician Nokie Edwards

Nokie Edwards

American musician

2018
American actress and model Karen Steele

Karen Steele

American actress and model

1988
Turkish pop singer Erol Büyükburç

Erol Büyükburç

Turkish pop singer

2015
American musician Ivan Davis

Ivan Davis

American musician

2018
actor Erwin Geschonneck

Erwin Geschonneck

actor

2008
President of Mauritius Karl Offmann

Karl Offmann

President of Mauritius

2022
actress Josephine Hull

Josephine Hull

actress

1957
American football player and coach Bill Hollenback

Bill Hollenback

American football player and coach

1968
German motorcycle stunt rider  Christian Pfeiffer

Christian Pfeiffer

German motorcycle stunt rider

2022
English actress Belinda Lee

Belinda Lee

English actress

1961

James Durkin

1934
Comedian, film actor Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Comedian, film actor

1952
American jazz pianist Jessica Williams

Jessica Williams

American jazz pianist

2022
Afghan physician and politician Fatima Aziz

Fatima Aziz

Afghan physician and politician

2021
Welsh rugby union player Willie Llewellyn

Willie Llewellyn

Welsh rugby union player

1973
Moldovan politician Nicolae Dabija

Nicolae Dabija

Moldovan politician

2021
actor, singer David Burns

David Burns

actor, singer

1971
New Zealand business person, art historian, writer and founding director of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery  Avenal McKinnon

Avenal McKinnon

New Zealand business person, art historian, writer and founding director of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery

2021
American mathematician Andrew Majda

Andrew Majda

American mathematician

2021
Israeli cyclist Roei Sadan

Roei Sadan

Israeli cyclist

2021
American zoologist Daphne Gail Fautin

Daphne Gail Fautin

American zoologist

2021
American record producer Shelly Liebowitz

Shelly Liebowitz

American record producer

2019
American educator John Bardo

John Bardo

American educator

2019
American actor and comedian Paul Vogt

Paul Vogt

American actor and comedian

1984
German poet Heinrich Mann

Heinrich Mann

German poet

1950
American baseball player Norm Larker

Norm Larker

American baseball player

2007
Brazilian politician Eurico Miranda

Eurico Miranda

Brazilian politician

2019
Canadian businessman William Teron

William Teron

Canadian businessman

2018