Famous Deaths In March - 20

1873  On March - 20 adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52   

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  On March - 20 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73   

1890  Death of Alexander F. Mozhaiski, aviation pioneer (b. 1825) on March - 20.   

1892  On March - 20 arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41   

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

1897  Death of Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (b. 1821) on March - 20.   

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  Christian Barnekow, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1918  On this day in history 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  George N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66 on March - 20.   

1928  Death of Fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood) on March - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1933  On March - 20 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 this day in history.   

1936  On March - 20 durant Clifford Parkin, cricketer (Tests for S Afr 1891-92), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1944  On this day in history felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83   

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

1950  On this day in history walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59   

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 March - 20.   

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

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

1967  On this day in history death of a J F Moody, 1st US Army General to die in Vietnam   

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1469  On this day in history birth of princess Cecily of York (d. 1507)   

1477  Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527) was born on March - 20.   

1502  Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575) was born on March - 20.   

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 March - 20.   

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

1725  On March - 20 birth of abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789)   

1728  Franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist was born on this day in history.