Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 20

1873  On this day in history adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52   

1874  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63 on March - 20.   

1878  Death of Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814) on March - 20.   

1887  On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73   

1890  On this day in history death of alexander F. Mozhaiski, aviation pioneer (b. 1825)   

1892  On this day in history arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41   

1894  Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history death of apollon Maykov, Russian poet (b. 1821)   

1899  On March - 20 death of martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to be executed in an electric chair.   

1910  On this day in history félix Tournachon, [Nadar], French writer/photographer, dies at 89   

1911  On this day in history jean-Theodore Radoux, composer, dies at 75   

1913  Christian Barnekow, composer, dies at 75 on March - 20.   

1916  Death of Ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. 1884) on March - 20.   

1918  On March - 20 death of lewis A. Grant, American Civil War General (b. 1828)   

1920  On March - 20 death of venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60   

1925  On this day in history george N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66   

1928  On March - 20 death of fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood)   

1929  On this day in history ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77   

1931  Death of Hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876) on March - 20.   

1933  Death of Giuseppe [Joe] Zangara, electrocuted for assassination attempt on FDR on this day in history.   

1934  On March - 20 a Emma W T von Waldeck-Pyrmont, Dutch queen (& regent), dies at 76   

1936  Durant Clifford Parkin, cricketer (Tests for S Afr 1891-92), dies on this day in history.   

1940  On March - 20 death of alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)   

1941  On this day in history d A van den Bosch, anti-nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies   

1942  On March - 20 theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41   

1944  Felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83 on March - 20.   

1947  Death of Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b. 1884) on March - 20.   

1950  Walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history jan Ingenhoven, composer, dies at 74   

1953  Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1962  Andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies on this day in history.   

1963  On March - 20 karl Otten, writer, dies at 73   

1964  Brendan Behan, Irish writer/poet, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1967  Death of A J F Moody, 1st US Army General to die in Vietnam on March - 20.   

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1469  Princess Cecily of York (d. 1507) was born on March - 20.   

1477  On March - 20 birth of jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)   

1502  On March - 20 birth of pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)   

1634  On this day in history birth of balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets)   

1644  On March - 20 birth of ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709)   

1680  On March - 20 birth of baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater)   

1725  Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789) was born on March - 20.   

1728  On March - 20 birth of franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist