Famous Deaths for 1st March 2026

1546 – George Wishart, Scottish religious reformer, martyred at 33
1940 – Josef Swickard, German actor (The Wizard of Oz; Lost City; A Tale of Two Cities), dies at 73
1982 – Charlie Spivak, Ukrainian-American big band trumpeter and bandleader, dies at 75
1994 – Walter Kent, American composer (I’ll Be Home for Christmas), dies at 82
1994 – Manmohan Desai, Indian filmmaker (Amar Akbar Anthony, Suhaag), dies at 57
1994 – Sandro Fuga, Italian composer and pianist, dies at 87
1995 – Earl Blackwell, American society impresario (Celebrity Register), dies at 85
1995 – César Rodríguez Álvarez, Spanish soccer forward (12 caps; Barcelona) and manager (Zaragoza, Barcelona), dies at 74
2017 – Paula Fox, American writer (The Slave Dancer), dies at 92
2021 – Vladimír Heger, Czech basketball coach (Czechoslovakia 1965-69, 72-76; Netherlands 1983-85), dies at 89

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