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 this day in history.  

1905  On March - 19 makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer, dies at 49  

1907  On March - 19 thomas Bailey Aldrich, US writer (Stillwater Tragedy), dies at 70  

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  Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/liberal politician, dies at 73 on March - 19.  

1924  On March - 19 charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/author, dies at 71  

1930  On this day in history arthur J Balfour, British theologist/premier (1902-05), dies at 81  

1934  Anthony J Block, lawyer (Dutch strafproces), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1936  John Larkin IV, actor/writer (Charlie Chan in Panama), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1937  On March - 19 death of horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet, commits suicide at 58  

1939  Death of Lloyd L. Gaines, American civil rights activist on this day in history.  

1940  Gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

1943  Vicente Ripolles, composer, dies at 75 on March - 19.  

1944  Death of William Hale Thompson, American mayor of Chicago (b. 1869) on this day in history.  

1945  On this day in history death of fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed  

1946  Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Buah Rindu), dies at 35 on March - 19.  

1947  On this day in history willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52  

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 March - 19.  

1958  Vernon Ransford, cricketer (20 Tests for Australia, 1211 runs), dies on this day in history.  

1961  Edric Cundell, composer, dies at 68 on March - 19.  

1969  Theodor Schaefer, composer, dies at 65 on March - 19.  

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

1974  On March - 19 anne Klien, fashion designer, dies at 51  

1975  John A DeMott, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

1978  Death of Gaston Julia, French mathematician (b. 1893) on March - 19.  

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

1982  On March - 19 death of randy Rhoads, heavy metal guitarist (Ozzy Osbourne), air crash at 25  

1984  On this day in history death of garry Winogrand, American photographer (b. 1928)  

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1434  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443)  

1488  On March - 19 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 March - 19.  

1593  Georges de la Tour, French painter was born on this day in history.  

1601  Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born on March - 19.  

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

1610  On this day in history birth of hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter