Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 20

1873  Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52 on March - 20.   

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

1878  On March - 20 death of julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)   

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  Arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41 on March - 20.   

1894  On March - 20 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  On this day in history félix Tournachon, [Nadar], French writer/photographer, dies at 89   

1911  On March - 20 jean-Theodore Radoux, composer, dies at 75   

1913  Christian Barnekow, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history george N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66   

1928  Death of Fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood) on March - 20.   

1929  On March - 20 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1947  On March - 20 death of sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b. 1884)   

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

1951  Jan Ingenhoven, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies   

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

1964  On March - 20 brendan Behan, Irish writer/poet, dies at 41   

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 March - 20.   

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

1644  Ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1680  Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater) was born on this day in history.   

1725  On March - 20 birth of abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789)   

1728  Franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist was born on this day in history.