Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In March - 20

1873  On this day in history adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52   

1874  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer, dies at 63 on March - 20.   

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  On this day in history death of apollon Maykov, Russian poet (b. 1821)   

1899  On March - 20 death of martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to be executed in an electric chair.   

1910  Félix Tournachon, [Nadar], French writer/photographer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

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

1916  On March - 20 death of ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. 1884)   

1918  On March - 20 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 March - 20 george N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66   

1928  Death of Fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood) on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77   

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 this day in history.   

1934  On March - 20 a Emma W T von Waldeck-Pyrmont, Dutch queen (& regent), dies at 76   

1936  On March - 20 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  D A van den Bosch, anti-nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies on March - 20.   

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

1944  On March - 20 felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83   

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 March - 20.   

1953  On March - 20 graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60   

1962  On March - 20 andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies   

1963  Karl Otten, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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  On March - 20 birth of princess Cecily of York (d. 1507)   

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

1502  On March - 20 birth of pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)   

1634  Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets) was born on this day in history.   

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

1680  Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater) was born on March - 20.   

1725  Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

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