Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 20

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

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

1878  Death of Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814) on March - 20.   

1887  On March - 20 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73   

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

1892  On this day in history arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41   

1894  On March - 20 lajos Kossuth, Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. 1884)   

1918  On March - 20 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  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  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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history d A van den Bosch, anti-nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies   

1942  On this day in history theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41   

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  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  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  On this day in history karl Otten, writer, dies at 73   

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

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

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

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

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

1644  On March - 20 birth of ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709)   

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

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

1728  Franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist was born on March - 20.