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Who died on 17 March?

Celebrities who died on 17 March

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Oldest

98 years, 8 months, 12 days

Youngest

43 years, 4 months, 27 days

Born first

30 March 1870

Died first

17 March 1919

Born last

31 December 1962

Died last

17 March 2023

American actor  Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick

American actor

2023
President of Tanzania John Magufuli

John Magufuli

President of Tanzania

2021
comedian Fred Allen

Fred Allen

comedian

1956
American architect and design theorist Christopher Alexander

Christopher Alexander

American architect and design theorist

2022
actress Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes

actress

1993
American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of The Box Tops and Big Star. Alex Chilton

Alex Chilton

American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of The Box Tops and Big Star.

2010
Russian writer  Eduard Limonov

Eduard Limonov

Russian writer

2020
Indian politician  Manohar Parrikar

Manohar Parrikar

Indian politician

2019
American boxer Roger Mayweather

Roger Mayweather

American boxer

2020
American fashion designer Oleg Cassini

Oleg Cassini

American fashion designer

2006
American writer of science fiction and fantasy Andre Norton

Andre Norton

American writer of science fiction and fantasy

2005
British actress  May Clark

May Clark

British actress

1971
American actor  Lyle Waggoner

Lyle Waggoner

American actor

2020
Croatian writer  Dubravka Ugrešić

Dubravka Ugrešić

Croatian writer

2023
American baseball player Howard Ehmke

Howard Ehmke

American baseball player

1959
Italian theatre, opera and cinema director Luchino Visconti

Luchino Visconti

Italian theatre, opera and cinema director

1976
American writer Sid Fleischman

Sid Fleischman

American writer

2010
Northern Irish peace activist  Betty Williams

Betty Williams

Northern Irish peace activist

2020
Swedish actress Berit Carlberg

Berit Carlberg

Swedish actress

2021
German actress Ingeborg Krabbe

Ingeborg Krabbe

German actress

2017
Spanish television presenter Laura Valenzuela

Laura Valenzuela

Spanish television presenter

2023
American triathlete  Team Hoyt

Team Hoyt

American triathlete

2021
American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator Leo Calland

Leo Calland

American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator

1984
American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator Ray Meyer

Ray Meyer

American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator

2006
British actress Constance Crawley

Constance Crawley

British actress

1919
Japanese musician and actor  Yuya Uchida

Yuya Uchida

Japanese musician and actor

2019
American cartoonist Russell Patterson

Russell Patterson

American cartoonist

1977
illustrator Ken Bald

Ken Bald

illustrator

2019
Actress, model Capucine

Capucine

Actress, model

1990
American football player, college football coach Gene Ellenson

Gene Ellenson

American football player, college football coach

1995
American actor Larry Drake

Larry Drake

American actor

2016
British wine critic Michael Broadbent

Michael Broadbent

British wine critic

2020
French actor Yves Mirande

Yves Mirande

French actor

1957
American actress and horseback rider Gail Davis

Gail Davis

American actress and horseback rider

1997
Cinematographer, film director Freddie Francis

Freddie Francis

Cinematographer, film director

2007
Egyptian writer Abo El Seoud El Ebiary

Abo El Seoud El Ebiary

Egyptian writer

1969
American pianist  Freddie Redd

Freddie Redd

American pianist

2021
German music producer Gerhard Augustin

Gerhard Augustin

German music producer

2021
All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker, Pro Bowl selection David Little

David Little

All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker, Pro Bowl selection

2005
baseball player Joe Abreu

Joe Abreu

baseball player

1993
American baseball player Milo Candini

Milo Candini

American baseball player

1998
British musician Ric Grech

Ric Grech

British musician

1990
actor, film director Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling

actor, film director

1994
Bahamian baseball player  Ed Armbrister

Ed Armbrister

Bahamian baseball player

2021
French politician Jean Pierre-Bloch

Jean Pierre-Bloch

French politician

1999
German theatre director and film director Boleslaw Barlog

Boleslaw Barlog

German theatre director and film director

1999
Major League Baseball player Billy Purtell

Billy Purtell

Major League Baseball player

1962
Chilean writer and diplomat Jorge Edwards

Jorge Edwards

Chilean writer and diplomat

2023