Famous Deaths In March - 20

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

1874  On this day in history hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63   

1878  On March - 20 death of julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)   

1887  Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1892  Arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1894  Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91 on March - 20.   

1897  Death of Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history death of martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to be executed in an electric chair.   

1910  Félix Tournachon, [Nadar], French writer/photographer, dies at 89 on March - 20.   

1911  On March - 20 jean-Theodore Radoux, composer, dies at 75   

1913  On this day in history christian Barnekow, composer, dies at 75   

1916  On March - 20 death of ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. 1884)   

1918  Death of Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War General (b. 1828) on March - 20.   

1920  Death of Venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60 on this day in history.   

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 March - 20 ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77   

1931  On this day in history death of hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)   

1933  On this day in history death of giuseppe [Joe] Zangara, electrocuted for assassination attempt on FDR   

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

1936  Durant Clifford Parkin, cricketer (Tests for S Afr 1891-92), dies on March - 20.   

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  Felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1950  Walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59 on March - 20.   

1951  Jan Ingenhoven, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1962  On March - 20 andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies   

1963  Karl Otten, writer, dies at 73 on March - 20.   

1964  On this day in history brendan Behan, Irish writer/poet, dies at 41   

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 this day in history.   

1477  Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

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

1634  Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets) was born on March - 20.   

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  On this day in history birth of abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789)   

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