Famous Deaths In March - 29

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

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

1917  On March - 29 fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76   

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

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

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

1959  On this day in history barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1971  On this day in history 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 this day in history seton I Miller, writer, dies at 71   

1978  Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies on March - 29.   

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

1980  On this day in history ... 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  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 March - 29.   

1986  On this day in history 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  Bernard Blier, actor (Les Miserables, Women & War), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1990  Death of Germaine Montenesdro, 2nd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer, shot dead on March - 29.   

1991  Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of brain tumor at 40 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1561  Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on March - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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