Famous Deaths In March - 29

1911  Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer, dies at 74 on March - 29.  

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

1917  On this day in history fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76  

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

1930  Anton Bettelheim, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1945  On this day in history karl T Sapper, German geographer/geologist (Vulkankunde), dies at 79  

1948  Death of Olev Siinmaa, Estonian architect (b. 1881) on this day in history.  

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

1956  On this day in history 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  On March - 29 pola Gojawiczynska, Polish author (Stolica), dies at 64  

1964  Ted Collins, pianist (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1966  Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers), dies at 50 on March - 29.  

1970  On March - 29 death of anna Louise Strong, American communist journalist (b. 1885)  

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

1972  On this day in history death of j Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate  

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

1978  On this day in history 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  On March - 29 eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79  

1982  On this day in history carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies at 86  

1983  On March - 29 richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65  

1985  On March - 29 death of luther Terry, Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1911)  

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

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

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

1553  Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on March - 29.  

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

1584  On March - 29 birth of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)  

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

1616  On March - 29 birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer  

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on March - 29.