Famous people died in March - page 32

Lennart Meri was the Second President of Estonia and a famous writer-filmmaker, known for his travelogues

Frederic Ogden Nash was an American poet, well-known for his light verses with unconventional rhymes

Jules Verne was an acclaimed French novelist, best known for adventure novels

Jonathan Edwards was a philosopher and theologian who played a significant role in shaping Protestant beliefs during the 18th century

John Harrison was a carpenter turned clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer

John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, musician and actor

Joe DiMaggio was an American major league baseball player

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the most famous American poet of his times

Anne Frank, a Jewish victim of the Holocaust, was the author of ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’

Jesse Owens was a legendary track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics