Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73   

1890  On March - 20 death of alexander F. Mozhaiski, aviation pioneer (b. 1825)   

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

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

1897  On March - 20 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  On this day in history félix Tournachon, [Nadar], French writer/photographer, dies at 89   

1911  Jean-Theodore Radoux, composer, dies at 75 on March - 20.   

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

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 this day in history 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  On March - 20 death of fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood)   

1929  Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77 on March - 20.   

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

1941  On March - 20 d A van den Bosch, anti-nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies   

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

1944  Felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1953  Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1963  Karl Otten, writer, dies at 73 on March - 20.   

1964  On this day in history brendan Behan, Irish writer/poet, dies at 41   

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

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1469  Princess Cecily of York (d. 1507) was born on March - 20.   

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

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

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

1728  On this day in history birth of franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist