Famous Deaths In March - 20

1968  Carl T Dreyer, Danish director (Passion of Jeanne d'Arc), dies on this day in history.   

1969  Death of Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896) on this day in history.   

1970  Death of Manolis Chiotis, Greek bouzouki virtuoso and song writer (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

1972  Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1974  Chet Huntley, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history michael Goodliffe, actor (Gorgon, 7th Dawn, Way Out), dies at 61   

1982  Hendrik L van Beek, Dutch vice-admiral, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1983  Death of Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician (b. 1891) on this day in history.   

1987  On March - 20 norman Harris, guitarist (O'Jays), dies at 39 of heart failure   

1988  Gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history jannetje Visser-Roosendaal, Dutch writer, dies at 90   

1991  Death of Conor Clapton, Eric Clapton's son, falls out of 53rd floor window at 5 on March - 20.   

1992  On March - 20 avonne Taylor, actress (My Best Girl, Honor Among Lovers), dies at 93   

1993  On March - 20 claudia Yeltsin, mother of Russian president Yeltsin, dies at 85   

1994  Death of Lewis Grizzard, American humorist (b. 1946) on March - 20.   

1995  On March - 20 merv Harvey, cricketer (scored 12 & 31 in Test Aus v Eng 46-47), dies   

1996  On this day in history alan Ridout, composer, dies at 61   

1997  Carlo Fassi, figure skating coach (Fleming, Hamill), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1998  On March - 20 death of george Howard, American jazz saxophone musician   

2000  On March - 20 death of gene Eugene, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1961)   

2001  Death of Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1949) on March - 20.   

2003  Death of Sailor Art Thomas, American professional wrestler (b. 1924) on March - 20.   

2004  Death of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of armand Lohikoski, Finnish film director (b. 1912)   

2007  Death of Gilbert E. Patterson, presiding bishop of COGIC (b. 1939) on March - 20.   

2008  On this day in history death of eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer (b. 1935)   

2009  Death of Mel Brown, American/Canadian Blues Guitarist (b. 1939) on this day in history.   

2010  On March - 20 death of liz Carpenter, American feminist writer (b. 1920)   

2017  On March - 20 death of david Rockefeller, American banker and philanthropist   

2018  Death of Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history death of peter George Peterson, American banker   

2018  On this day in history death of william Smith, American Olympic wrestler   

2019  Death of Donald Kalpokas, 2nd Prime Minister of Vanuatu on March - 20.   

2019  On this day in history death of mary Warnock, British philosopher   

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

1634  On March - 20 birth of balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets)   

1644  Ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709) was born on March - 20.   

1680  On this day in history birth of baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater)   

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

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