Famous Deaths In March - 20

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

1874  On March - 20 hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63   

1878  Death of Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814) on March - 20.   

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

1897  Death of Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (b. 1821) on March - 20.   

1899  Death of Martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to be executed in an electric chair on March - 20.   

1910  Félix Tournachon, [Nadar], French writer/photographer, dies at 89 on March - 20.   

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

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

1916  On this day in history death of ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. 1884)   

1918  Death of Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War General (b. 1828) on March - 20.   

1920  On this day in history death of venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60   

1925  On March - 20 george N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66   

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 March - 20.   

1931  Death of Hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876) on March - 20.   

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

1934  On this day in history 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  On this day in history theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41   

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  On March - 20 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 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 this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history 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 March - 20.   

1477  On March - 20 birth of jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)   

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

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

1644  On March - 20 birth of ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709)   

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 March - 20.