Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 20

1873  Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1874  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1878  Death of Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814) on this day in history.   

1887  Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 on March - 20.   

1890  On March - 20 death of alexander F. Mozhaiski, aviation pioneer (b. 1825)   

1892  Arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41 on March - 20.   

1894  On this day in history lajos Kossuth, Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91   

1897  On March - 20 death of apollon Maykov, Russian poet (b. 1821)   

1899  Death of Martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to be executed in an electric chair on March - 20.   

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

1911  Jean-Theodore Radoux, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1913  On March - 20 christian Barnekow, composer, dies at 75   

1916  Death of Ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

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

1920  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood)   

1929  Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860) on this day in history.   

1941  D A van den Bosch, anti-nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies on March - 20.   

1942  Theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1944  On March - 20 felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83   

1947  Death of Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

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

1951  On March - 20 jan Ingenhoven, composer, dies at 74   

1953  On March - 20 graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60   

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

1963  Karl Otten, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1964  Brendan Behan, Irish writer/poet, dies at 41 on March - 20.   

1967  On March - 20 death of a J F Moody, 1st US Army General to die in Vietnam   

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1469  Princess Cecily of York (d. 1507) was born on this day in history.   

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

1502  Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

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

1644  Ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1680  On this day in history birth of baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater)   

1725  Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

1728  On this day in history birth of franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist