Famous Deaths for 17th March 2024

1058 – King Lulach I of Scotland
1803 – Candido Jose Ruano, Spanish composer, dies at 42
1913 – Richard Montgomery Gano, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 82
1949 – Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (b. 1882)
1982 – Joop Willemsen, Dutch cameraman, murdered in El Salvador
1993 – Helen Hayes [Brown], American actress (Caesar and Cleopatra, Happy Birthday), and 1st female EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winner), dies of congestive heart failure at 92
1995 – Sunnyland Slim, American jazz, blues singer and pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87
1996 – Terry Stafford, American singer (b. 1941)
2005 – (Eduardo) “Lalo” Guerrero, American guitarist, Chicano singer-songwriter (Los Carlistas), and women’s rights activist, dies at 88
2006 – Bob Papenbrook, American voice actor, dies at 50

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