Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 20

1873  On this day in history adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52   

1874  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1878  Death of Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814) on March - 20.   

1887  Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 on March - 20.   

1890  On this day in history death of alexander F. Mozhaiski, aviation pioneer (b. 1825)   

1892  Arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history lajos Kossuth, Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91   

1897  Death of Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history death of martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to be executed in an electric chair.   

1910  Félix Tournachon, [Nadar], French writer/photographer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history jean-Theodore Radoux, composer, dies at 75   

1913  On March - 20 christian Barnekow, composer, dies at 75   

1916  Death of Ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. 1884) on March - 20.   

1918  On March - 20 death of lewis A. Grant, American Civil War General (b. 1828)   

1920  On March - 20 death of venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60   

1925  On March - 20 george N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66   

1928  Death of Fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood) on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77   

1931  Death of Hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history death of giuseppe [Joe] Zangara, electrocuted for assassination attempt on FDR   

1934  A Emma W T von Waldeck-Pyrmont, Dutch queen (& regent), dies at 76 on March - 20.   

1936  On March - 20 durant Clifford Parkin, cricketer (Tests for S Afr 1891-92), dies   

1940  On this day in history death of alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)   

1941  On this day in history d A van den Bosch, anti-nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies   

1942  On March - 20 theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41   

1944  Felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83 on March - 20.   

1947  Death of Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

1950  On March - 20 walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59   

1951  On this day in history jan Ingenhoven, composer, dies at 74   

1953  On this day in history graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60   

1962  Andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies on March - 20.   

1963  Karl Otten, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1964  Brendan Behan, Irish writer/poet, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history death of a J F Moody, 1st US Army General to die in Vietnam   

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1469  Princess Cecily of York (d. 1507) was born on this day in history.   

1477  On March - 20 birth of jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)   

1502  Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history birth of balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets)   

1644  On this day in history birth of ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709)   

1680  On March - 20 birth of baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater)   

1725  Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789) was born on March - 20.   

1728  On March - 20 birth of franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist