Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 29

1911  Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1912  On March - 29 robert F Scott, British pole explorer (Antarctica), dies   

1917  Fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/writer, dies at 71   

1930  Anton Bettelheim, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1933  Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Dutch violinist/conductor, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1934  Death of Otto Hermann Kahn, German millionaire and benefactor (b. 1867) on this day in history.   

1937  Karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history death of alexander Obolensky, Russian prince and famed Rugby Union footballer who played for England.(b. 1916)   

1945  On this day in history karl T Sapper, German geographer/geologist (Vulkankunde), dies at 79   

1948  On this day in history death of olev Siinmaa, Estonian architect (b. 1881)   

1955  On March - 29 everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81   

1956  Death of Infante Alfonso of Spain (b. 1941) on March - 29.   

1957  On this day in history joyce A L Cary, English writer (Horse's Mouth), dies at 68   

1959  Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies on March - 29.   

1963  Pola Gojawiczynska, Polish author (Stolica), dies at 64 on March - 29.   

1964  Ted Collins, pianist (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1966  Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1970  On March - 29 death of anna Louise Strong, American communist journalist (b. 1885)   

1971  On this day in history death of dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1886)   

1972  On this day in history death of j Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate   

1974  On March - 29 seton I Miller, writer, dies at 71   

1978  Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.   

1979  Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82 on March - 29.   

1980  ... Mantovani, orch leader (Mantovani), dies at 74 on March - 29.   

1981  Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1982  Carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies at 86 on March - 29.   

1983  Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history death of luther Terry, Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1911)   

1986  On March - 29 harry Ritz, actor (3 Musketeers, On the Avenue), dies at 79   

1988  Death of Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player (b. 1924) on March - 29.   

1989  Bernard Blier, actor (Les Miserables, Women & War), dies at 73 on March - 29.   

1990  Death of Germaine Montenesdro, 2nd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer, shot dead on March - 29.   

1991  Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of brain tumor at 40 on this day in history.   

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1484  Johann Spangenberg, composer was born on March - 29.   

1519  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history birth of vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)   

1561  Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on this day in history.   

1584  Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

1602  On March - 29 birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)   

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on this day in history.