Famous Deaths In March - 20

1873  On March - 20 adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52   

1874  On this day in history hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63   

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 this day in history.   

1890  Death of Alexander F. Mozhaiski, aviation pioneer (b. 1825) on March - 20.   

1892  On this day in history arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41   

1894  Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91 on March - 20.   

1897  On this day in history death of apollon Maykov, Russian poet (b. 1821)   

1899  Death of Martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to be executed in an electric chair on this day in history.   

1910  On March - 20 félix Tournachon, [Nadar], French writer/photographer, dies at 89   

1911  Jean-Theodore Radoux, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1916  Death of Ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

1918  Death of Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War General (b. 1828) on this day in history.   

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

1925  George N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66 on March - 20.   

1928  On March - 20 death of fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood)   

1929  Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history death of hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)   

1933  Death of Giuseppe [Joe] Zangara, electrocuted for assassination attempt on FDR on March - 20.   

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

1936  Durant Clifford Parkin, cricketer (Tests for S Afr 1891-92), dies on this day in history.   

1940  On March - 20 death of alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)   

1941  D A van den Bosch, anti-nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies on this day in history.   

1942  Theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83   

1947  On this day in history death of sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b. 1884)   

1950  On this day in history walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59   

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

1953  On March - 20 graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60   

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

1963  On this day in history karl Otten, writer, dies at 73   

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

1967  Death of A J F Moody, 1st US Army General to die in Vietnam on March - 20.   

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1469  On this day in history birth of princess Cecily of York (d. 1507)   

1477  Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527) was born on March - 20.   

1502  On this day in history birth of pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)   

1634  On March - 20 birth of balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets)   

1644  Ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709) was born on March - 20.   

1680  On this day in history birth of baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater)   

1725  On this day in history birth of abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789)   

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