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March 1st
183 Notable deaths
Just Fontaine
French football manager and former player.
Born August 18th, 1933 in Marrakesh.
Died March 1st, 2023 at 89 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Italian writer.
Born March 12th, 1863 in Pescara. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1938 at 74 years old in Gardone Riviera (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Arthur Koestler
Hungarian-british author and journalist.
Born September 5th, 1905 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1983 at 77 years old in London (intoxication). [ref]
Dixie Dean
English footballer (1907–1980).
Born January 22nd, 1907 in Birkenhead.
Died March 1st, 1980 at 73 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction).
Peter Malkin
Israeli civil servant (1927-2005).
Born May 27th, 1927 in Gmina Żółkiewka. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2005 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Dolores Costello
American actress (1903–1979).
Born September 17th, 1903 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 1st, 1979 at 75 years old in Fallbrook (pulmonary emphysema).
Paula Fox
American book author.
Born April 22nd, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2017 at 93 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Ian St John
Scottish association football player and manager.
Born June 7th, 1938 in Motherwell.
Died March 1st, 2021 at 82 years old in Arrowe Park. [ref]
Wilhelmina Cooper
Model, modeling agent.
Born May 1st, 1939 in Culemborg.
Died March 1st, 1980 at 40 years old in Greenwich (lung cancer).
Jack Vettriano
Scottish painter (1951–2025).
Born November 17th, 1951 in Methil. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2025 at 73 years old in Nice. [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson