Famous Deaths In March - 19

1898  Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26 on March - 19.   

1900  Death of John Bingham, American politician and lawyer (b. 1815) on March - 19.   

1905  On this day in history makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer, dies at 49   

1907  Thomas Bailey Aldrich, US writer (Stillwater Tragedy), dies at 70 on March - 19.   

1913  John Thomas, composer, dies at 87 on March - 19.   

1914  Death of Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian volcanologist (b. 1850) on this day in history.   

1916  Death of Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (b. 1848) on March - 19.   

1918  On this day in history willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/liberal politician, dies at 73   

1924  On this day in history charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/author, dies at 71   

1930  On March - 19 arthur J Balfour, British theologist/premier (1902-05), dies at 81   

1934  Anthony J Block, lawyer (Dutch strafproces), dies at 66 on March - 19.   

1936  On this day in history john Larkin IV, actor/writer (Charlie Chan in Panama), dies at 63   

1937  Death of Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet, commits suicide at 58 on March - 19.   

1939  Death of Lloyd L. Gaines, American civil rights activist on March - 19.   

1940  Gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs, dies at 54 on March - 19.   

1942  On this day in history death of clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist (b. 1855)   

1943  On this day in history vicente Ripolles, composer, dies at 75   

1944  On March - 19 death of william Hale Thompson, American mayor of Chicago (b. 1869)   

1945  On March - 19 death of fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed   

1946  On March - 19 amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Buah Rindu), dies at 35   

1947  Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52 on March - 19.   

1950  On March - 19 edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74   

1954  Walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history vernon Ransford, cricketer (20 Tests for Australia, 1211 runs), dies   

1961  On this day in history edric Cundell, composer, dies at 68   

1969  Theodor Schaefer, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1971  Jan Greshoff, Dutch poet/author/journalist (Last Things), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1974  Anne Klien, fashion designer, dies at 51 on March - 19.   

1975  On this day in history john A DeMott, dies at 63   

1976  George Sklavos, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history death of gaston Julia, French mathematician (b. 1893)   

1979  Al Hodge, actor (Capt Video), dies at 65 on March - 19.   

1982  Death of Randy Rhoads, heavy metal guitarist (Ozzy Osbourne), air crash at 25 on March - 19.   

1984  Death of Garry Winogrand, American photographer (b. 1928) on this day in history.   

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1434  Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443) was born on this day in history.   

1488  On this day in history birth of johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544)   

1503  On March - 19 birth of benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina)   

1589  William Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Georges de la Tour, French painter was born on March - 19.   

1601  On March - 19 birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

1604  On March - 19 birth of johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)   

1610  Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter was born on this day in history.