Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 29

1911  On this day in history felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer, dies at 74   

1912  Robert F Scott, British pole explorer (Antarctica), dies on this day in history.   

1917  Fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1924  Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/writer, dies at 71 on March - 29.   

1930  On March - 29 anton Bettelheim, writer, dies   

1933  Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Dutch violinist/conductor, dies at 52 on March - 29.   

1934  On March - 29 death of otto Hermann Kahn, German millionaire and benefactor (b. 1867)   

1937  Karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54 on March - 29.   

1940  On March - 29 death of alexander Obolensky, Russian prince and famed Rugby Union footballer who played for England.(b. 1916)   

1945  On March - 29 karl T Sapper, German geographer/geologist (Vulkankunde), dies at 79   

1948  Death of Olev Siinmaa, Estonian architect (b. 1881) on March - 29.   

1955  On this day in history everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81   

1956  On March - 29 death of infante Alfonso of Spain (b. 1941)   

1957  Joyce A L Cary, English writer (Horse's Mouth), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1959  On March - 29 barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies   

1963  Pola Gojawiczynska, Polish author (Stolica), dies at 64 on March - 29.   

1964  Ted Collins, pianist (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 63 on March - 29.   

1966  Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1970  Death of Anna Louise Strong, American communist journalist (b. 1885) on March - 29.   

1971  Death of Dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1886) on March - 29.   

1972  Death of J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate on March - 29.   

1974  Seton I Miller, writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1978  On March - 29 jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies   

1979  Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1980  ... Mantovani, orch leader (Mantovani), dies at 74 on March - 29.   

1981  On this day in history eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79   

1982  Carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies at 86 on March - 29.   

1983  On this day in history richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65   

1985  Death of Luther Terry, Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

1986  Harry Ritz, actor (3 Musketeers, On the Avenue), dies at 79 on March - 29.   

1988  On March - 29 death of ted Kluszewski, American baseball player (b. 1924)   

1989  On this day in history bernard Blier, actor (Les Miserables, Women & War), dies at 73   

1990  On this day in history death of germaine Montenesdro, 2nd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer, shot dead   

1991  Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of brain tumor at 40 on March - 29.   

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1484  Johann Spangenberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1519  On March - 29 birth of carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal   

1553  On March - 29 birth of vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)   

1561  Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on this day in history.   

1584  Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648) was born on March - 29.   

1602  On this day in history birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)   

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on March - 29.   

1636  On this day in history birth of esaias Reusner, composer