Famous Deaths for 16th March 2023

1322 – Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276), dies in battle at Boroughbridge
1559 – Anthony St. Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1496)
1804 – Francisco marquis Albergati Capacelli, Italian playwright, dies at 75
1937 – J Austen Chamberlain, English Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nobel), dies at 73
1957 – Constantin Brancusi, Romanian French sculptor, dies at 81
1972 – Pie Traynor, American Baseball HOF 3rd baseman (MLB All-Star 1933, 34; World Series 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates) and manager (Pittsburgh Pirates 1934–39), dies at 72
1979 – Jean Monnet, French political economist and diplomat, dies at 90
1987 – Scott McKay [Carl Chester Gose], American actor (Stage Door, Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies of kidney failuyre at 71
1996 – Olive Netta Parsons, co-founder (Collet’s bookshop), dies at 104
2005 – Allan Hendrickse, South African politician (b. 1927)

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