Famous Deaths In March - 20

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

1874  On March - 20 hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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 March - 20.  

1931  Death of Hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history durant Clifford Parkin, cricketer (Tests for S Afr 1891-92), dies  

1940  Death of Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860) on March - 20.  

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 March - 20.  

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  Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60 on March - 20.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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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 March - 20.  

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

1680  Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater) was born on this day in history.  

1725  On this day in history birth of abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789)  

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