Star Map for Thursday March 31, 2016

On 31 March 2016

Death of Ronnie Corbett, Scottish comedian, actor and screenwriter (b. 1930); Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German politician (b. 1927); Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-born English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (b. 1950); Imre Kertész, Hungarian author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929); and Denise Robertson, British writer and television broadcaster (b. 1932).

100th anniversary

Birthdate of Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012); Tommy Bolt, American golfer (d. 2008); and John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979).

50th anniversary

The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around the Moon..

Birthdate of Roger Black, English runner and journalist; and Nick Firestone, American race car driver.

25th anniversary

Georgian independence referendum, 1991: Nearly 99 percent of the voters support the country's independence from the Soviet Union..

Birthdate of Milan Milanovi, Serbian footballer; and Rodney Sneijder, Dutch footballer.

10th anniversary

Death of Jackie McLean, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1931).

5th anniversary

Death of Tony Barrell, English-Australian journalist and broadcaster (b. 1940); Gil Clancy, American boxer and trainer (b. 1922); Alan Fitzgerald, Australian journalist and author (b. 1935); Oddvar Hansen, Norwegian footballer and coach (b. 1921); Ishbel MacAskill, Scottish singer and actress (b. 1941); and Henry Taub, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1927).

4th anniversary

Death of Judith Adams, New Zealand-Australian nurse and politician (b. 1943); Dale R. Corson, American physicist and academic (b. 1914); Bernard O. Gruenke, American stained glass artist (b. 1914); Jerry Lynch, American baseball player (b. 1930); Alberto Sughi, Italian painter (b. 1928); and Halbert White, American economist and academic (b. 1950).

3rd anniversary

Death of Charles Amarin Brand, French archbishop (b. 1920); Ernie Bridge, Australian singer and politician (b. 1936); Helena Carroll, Scottish-American actress (b. 1928); Bob Clarke, American illustrator (b. 1926); Ahmad Sayyed Javadi, Iranian lawyer and politician, Iranian Minister of Interior (b. 1917); and Dmitri Uchaykin, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1980).

2nd anniversary

Death of Gonzalo Anes, Spanish economist, historian, and academic (b. 1931); Charles Keating, American lawyer, businessman, and criminal (b. 1923); and Roger Somville, Belgian painter (b. 1923).

1st anniversary

Death of Betty Churcher, Australian painter, historian, and curator (b. 1931); Cocoa Fujiwara, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1983); Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian lawyer and politician (b. 1937); Riccardo Ingram, American baseball player and coach (b. 1966); and Dalibor Vesely, Czech-English historian, author, and academic (b. 1934).

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