Famous people died in March - page 18

Tony Benn was a famous British Labor Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 47 years

Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Robert Hooke FRS was a 17th century English scientist, architect and polymath

Patsy Cline was an American country music singer

Pat Conroy was an American bestselling author who wrote several novels and memoirs

Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, better known as Novalis, was a German poet, author, and philosopher.

Milton Berle was one of the highly acclaimed stand-up comedians of his time

Louis de Broglie was a distinguished French physicist who made significant contribution to quantum theory

King James I was the king of England and Ireland

John Hersey was a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist best known for his book ‘Hiroshima’