Famous Deaths In March - 29

1911  Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history robert F Scott, British pole explorer (Antarctica), dies   

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

1924  On March - 29 charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/writer, dies at 71   

1930  Anton Bettelheim, writer, dies on March - 29.   

1933  On this day in history alexander Schmuller, Russian/Dutch violinist/conductor, dies at 52   

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

1937  On March - 29 karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54   

1940  Death of Alexander Obolensky, Russian prince and famed Rugby Union footballer who played for England.(b. 1916) on March - 29.   

1945  Karl T Sapper, German geographer/geologist (Vulkankunde), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1948  On March - 29 death of olev Siinmaa, Estonian architect (b. 1881)   

1955  On March - 29 everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81   

1956  Death of Infante Alfonso of Spain (b. 1941) on March - 29.   

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

1959  Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies on this day in history.   

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

1964  On March - 29 ted Collins, pianist (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 63   

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

1970  On this day in history death of anna Louise Strong, American communist journalist (b. 1885)   

1971  On March - 29 death of dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1886)   

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

1974  On March - 29 seton I Miller, writer, dies at 71   

1978  Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1981  Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1982  On March - 29 carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies at 86   

1983  Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65 on March - 29.   

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

1986  On this day in history harry Ritz, actor (3 Musketeers, On the Avenue), dies at 79   

1988  On this day in history death of ted Kluszewski, American baseball player (b. 1924)   

1989  Bernard Blier, actor (Les Miserables, Women & War), dies at 73 on March - 29.   

1990  Death of Germaine Montenesdro, 2nd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer, shot dead on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of brain tumor at 40   

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

1519  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on March - 29.   

1553  Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On March - 29 birth of santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic   

1584  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)   

1602  John Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae) was born on March - 29.   

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on this day in history.