Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 29
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
1911 Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer, dies at 74 on March - 29. 

1912 Robert F Scott, British pole explorer (Antarctica), dies on March - 29. 

1917 Fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76 on March - 29. 

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

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

1933 On March - 29 alexander Schmuller, Russian/Dutch violinist/conductor, dies at 52 

1934 Death of Otto Hermann Kahn, German millionaire and benefactor (b. 1867) on this day in history. 

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

1940 Death of Alexander Obolensky, Russian prince and famed Rugby Union footballer who played for England.(b. 1916) on this day in history. 

1945 Karl T Sapper, German geographer/geologist (Vulkankunde), dies at 79 on March - 29. 

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

1955 Everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81 on this day in history. 

1956 Death of Infante Alfonso of Spain (b. 1941) on this day in history. 

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

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 this day in history. 

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 March - 29. 

1970 Death of Anna Louise Strong, American communist journalist (b. 1885) on this day in history. 

1971 Death of Dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1886) on this day in history. 

1972 Death of J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate on this day in history. 

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

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

1979 On March - 29 melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82 

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

1981 Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79 on March - 29. 

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

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

1985 On this day in history death of luther Terry, Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1911) 

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

1988 Death of Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player (b. 1924) on this day in history. 

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

1990 On March - 29 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 this day in history. 

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