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  On this day in history death of julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)   

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  On March - 20 arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41   

1894  On March - 20 lajos Kossuth, Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91   

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

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 March - 20.   

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

1913  Christian Barnekow, composer, dies at 75 on March - 20.   

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

1918  On this day in history 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  George N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history 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  Death of Hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1933  Death of Giuseppe [Joe] Zangara, electrocuted for assassination attempt on FDR on this day in history.   

1934  A Emma W T von Waldeck-Pyrmont, Dutch queen (& regent), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history durant Clifford Parkin, cricketer (Tests for S Afr 1891-92), dies   

1940  Death of Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860) on March - 20.   

1941  D A van den Bosch, anti-nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies on March - 20.   

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

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

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

1950  Walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59 on March - 20.   

1951  On March - 20 jan Ingenhoven, composer, dies at 74   

1953  Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60 on March - 20.   

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

1963  On March - 20 karl Otten, writer, dies at 73   

1964  Brendan Behan, Irish writer/poet, dies at 41 on March - 20.   

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

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1469  On March - 20 birth of princess Cecily of York (d. 1507)   

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 March - 20 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  Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater) was born on March - 20.   

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

1728  Franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist was born on March - 20.