Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 20

1873  On this day in history 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 March - 20.   

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

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

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

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 March - 20 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  Death of Fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood) on this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history 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 March - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1477  On this day in history birth of jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)   

1502  On this day in history birth of pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)   

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  Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater) was born on March - 20.   

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

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