Famous Deaths In March - 19

1898  Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1900  On March - 19 death of john Bingham, American politician and lawyer (b. 1815)   

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

1907  On this day in history thomas Bailey Aldrich, US writer (Stillwater Tragedy), dies at 70   

1913  On this day in history john Thomas, composer, dies at 87   

1914  Death of Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian volcanologist (b. 1850) on March - 19.   

1916  On March - 19 death of vasily Surikov, Russian painter (b. 1848)   

1918  Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/liberal politician, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 March - 19.   

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

1939  On this day in history death of lloyd L. Gaines, American civil rights activist   

1940  On this day in history gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs, dies at 54   

1942  Death of Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist (b. 1855) on March - 19.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1961  Edric Cundell, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1969  On March - 19 theodor Schaefer, composer, dies at 65   

1971  On this day in history jan Greshoff, Dutch poet/author/journalist (Last Things), dies at 82   

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 this day in history.   

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

1982  On this day in history 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  Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443) was born on this day in history.   

1488  On March - 19 birth of johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544)   

1503  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of georges de la Tour, French painter   

1601  On this day in history birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

1604  Johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56) was born on March - 19.   

1610  On March - 19 birth of hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter